The History of Akbar

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-674-65982-7
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 704 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 814 g

Reihe: Murty Classical Library of India

The exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India. Akbarnama, or The History of Akbar, by Abu’l-Fazl (d. 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. Marking a high point in a long, rich tradition of Persian historical writing, it served as a model for historians across the Persianate world. The work is at once a biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. The third volume details the first eight years of Akbar’s reign, when he consolidated his power, quelled the rebellion of his guardian Bayram Khan, conquered Malwa, and married a Rajput princess. The Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abu'l-Fazl

Weitere Mitwirkende

Thackston, Wheeler M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Thackston, Wheeler M.
Wheeler M. Thackston is Professor of the Practice of Persian and Other Near Eastern Languages, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He is the author of widely used grammars of Persian and Classical Arabic and the translator of the <i>Baburnama,</i> the <i>Jahangirnama,</i> and the <i>Akbarnama</i>.