{"product_id":"the-history-of-akbar-abul-fazl-9780674983953","title":"The History of Akbar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkbarnāma\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe History of Akbar\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 across the Persianate world. The work is at once a biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fifth volume details the bellicose seventeenth to twenty-second years of Akbar's reign, including accounts of the conquest of Gujarat, the capture of Rohtas fort from rebel Afghans, and the invasions of Patna and Bengal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abu'l-Fazl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674983955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674983953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.60d","brand":"Abu'l-Fazl","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443609121023,"sku":"9780674983953","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24c4bf6b-d1ee-41bf-a857-11ae679d9c1f.jpg?v=1777206602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-akbar-abul-fazl-9780674983953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}