MISFORTUNE’S FAVOURITE: The Tragic End of Dara Shukoh - Couverture souple

Adige, Srinivas Rao

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9355205465 ISBN 13 : 9789355205469

Editeur : Rupa Publications India, 2022

Synopsis

Could a worse fate befall any mortal?
History comes alive in this fast-paced novel set in mid-seventeenth-century India which recounts the last year in the life of Dara Shukoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan and heir apparent to the Mughal empire. Storm clouds begin gathering, as Shah Jahan falls severely ill, and Dara’s brothers Shuja, Aurangzeb and Murad contest Dara’s right to the throne. In the ensuing war of succession, Dara, who finds greater satisfaction in inter-religious discourse than in statecraft, is no match for the ruthless Aurangzeb. Beset by divided counsels, he flees desperately across India, pursued relentlessly by Aurangzeb, facing defeat whenever he pauses to fight, until he is betrayed and pays for it with his life.Yet, Dara’s fate was not inglorious. Had not Alima Mooltani, whose blessings he had sought, prophesied that while Aurangzeb would wield the sceptre for a while, which would end with his death, Dara’s name would live forever in history and he would be revered down the ages as the prince of peace.
Misfortune’s Favourite is a tale of high adventure, hair-breadth escapes, bravery, loyalty and fortitude, combined with deceit and betrayal, as larger-than-life characters leap out of its pages, in their struggle for dominion and power.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Srinivas Rao Adige, educated at the Doon School, Dehradun and St Stephen's College, New Delhi, has worked for the Indian Administrative Service.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rupa Publications India
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9355205465
• ISBN 13: 9789355205469
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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