The History of Akbar

by Abu al-Fazal ibn Mubarak

Book Overview

The exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India.

Akbarnāma, 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 throughout the Persianate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674427750
• ISBN13: 9780674427754
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.2"