An interesting period in history with a descendant of Genghis Khan, Babur, trying to forge his own empire. Barbur's path is not plane sailing and there's plenty of downs as well as ups. That makes an interesting tale and at times you wonder what drove him on. I preferred Conn Iggulden's books on ...
3.5 stars. Fast-moving historical fiction following young prince Babur who, after his father's sudden death, becomes king of the small mountainous country of Ferghana (in the area of current-day Uzbekistan) at age 12 and is immediately plunged into a dangerous mess of rivalries and conflicting am...
I would say that author needs to do some sanity check. This book cannot be categorized as non-fiction. It is rather ridiculous that Jodha, while hating her husband, could be playing duet with Abdul Rahim Khan (Bairam Khan's son who was reportedly very much influenced by Jodha, hence, wrote verses...
Have you learned to be careful of what you wish for?Probably the best love story the world has ever known. Young love between a prince and a pauper which culminated in the largest and most magnificent tribute ever to a wife in the known history of the world. Yes, I am referring to the opulent yet...
Babur felt as if he was riding into the heart of the sun as he approached the gate to make his ceremonial entrance into Samarkand. His green silk robes flowed around him, stirring in the light breeze. Timur’s golden ring, with its snarling tiger, gleamed on his finger, and the necklace of uncut e...
‘Her Highness remains melancholy, as she has been ever since your marriage. She will hardly eat. She seldom leaves her apartments to walk in the haram gardens. She talks only with the maids she brought with her from Amber and keeps herself apart from the other women, never joining in with their g...
But no attack had come and breakfast was now long over and the cooking fires doused.The morning was clear and even at around nine o’clock the heat was building up as Humayun, dressed for battle, paced once more along the ridge. His scouts had reported that Sher Shah had started to advance about a...
As he flung up his right arm to protect his neck, he felt the blade slice into the muscle just below his elbow. Blood immediately began to drip down on to his silver throne. Launching himself with such force that the throne went crashing backwards, he seized the arm of his assailant before he cou...
Autumn was approaching and chill winds were already beginning to blow off the mountains on the northwestern horizon so that the two of them, sitting in the courtyard of the mud-brick fortress on the banks of the Gandak river where Azam Bahksh had offered sanctuary to Khurram and his family, were ...