Supriya Gandhi
The Emperor Who Never Was: Dara Shukoh in Mughal India Supriya Gandhi - Lahore Ilqa Publications 2023 - 338 pages 23x15 cm PB
Dara Shukoh was the heir-apparent to the Mughal throne in 1659, when he was executed by his brother Aurangzeb. Today Dara is lionized in South Asia, while Aurangzeb, who presided over the beginnings of imperial disintegration, is scorned. Supriya Gandhi's nuanced biography asks whether the story really would have been different with Dara in power.
9789696402770
Mughal Empire
954.03
The Emperor Who Never Was: Dara Shukoh in Mughal India Supriya Gandhi - Lahore Ilqa Publications 2023 - 338 pages 23x15 cm PB
Dara Shukoh was the heir-apparent to the Mughal throne in 1659, when he was executed by his brother Aurangzeb. Today Dara is lionized in South Asia, while Aurangzeb, who presided over the beginnings of imperial disintegration, is scorned. Supriya Gandhi's nuanced biography asks whether the story really would have been different with Dara in power.
9789696402770
Mughal Empire
954.03