Books by A. Azfar Moin
“The book elaborates this idea of ‘The Lord of the Conjunction’, a title that Timur himself never actually claimed, but that was attributed to him. It refers to astrologers’ understanding that the rare conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn signified an especially auspicious moment, and that anyone born under that conjunction was destined to have an exceptional career as a restorer of order, even a messiah, or at least an extremely important and powerful king. “ Read more...
The best books on The Mughal Empire
Richard M. Eaton, Historian
Interviews where books by A. Azfar Moin were recommended
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Negotiating Mughal Law: A Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires
by Nandini Chatterjee -
2
The Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504–1719
by Munis Faruqui -
3
Millennial Sovereign: Sacred Kingship & Sainthood in Islam
by A. Azfar Moin -
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Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court
by Audrey Truschke -
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Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary
by Rajeev Kinra
The best books on The Mughal Empire, recommended by Richard M. Eaton
The best books on The Mughal Empire, recommended by Richard M. Eaton
The Mughals ruled the Indian subcontinent for three centuries, a multicultural empire that brought together an extraordinary mix of Mongol, Islamic, Persian and Indian practices, religious beliefs and philosophies. Here, historian Richard M. Eaton, a professor at the University of Arizona, chooses some of the best scholarly works on the Mughals that shed new light on how the empire functioned.
