In this brilliantly researched book, Manu S. Pillai uncovers a picture of the Indian princes far removed from the existing cliches and reminds us that the maharajahs were serious political actors - essential to knowing modern India.
Manu S. Pillai Orden de los libros
Manu S. Pillai es un historiador cuyo trabajo profundiza en las complejidades de la historia de la India. Su interés se centra especialmente en las fuerzas que dieron forma al nacionalismo religioso y a los movimientos políticos en la India del siglo XIX. La investigación de Pillai ofrece una exploración matizada de cómo estas dinámicas históricas contribuyeron a la formación de la sociedad india moderna. Su enfoque proporciona un análisis perspicaz de los procesos complejos que continúan influyendo en la India contemporánea.
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Rebel Sultans
The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji
In Rebel Sultans, Manu S. Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from the close of the thirteenth century to the dawn of the eighteenth. Packed with riveting tales and compelling characters, this book takes us from the age of Alauddin Khilji to the ascent of Shivaji. We witness the dramatic rise and fall of the Vijayanagar empire, even as we negotiate intrigues at the courts of the Bahmani kings and the Rebel Sultans who overthrew them. From Chand Bibi, a valorous queen stabbed to death, and Ibrahim II of Bijapur, a Muslim prince who venerated Hindu gods, to Malik Ambar, the Ethiopian warlord, and Krishnadeva Raya on Vijayanagar s Diamond Throne they all appear in these pages as we journey through one of the most arresting sweeps of Indian history.
