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M Certified Buyer , Palakkad 21 Aug, This is not exactly a history book, but accurate fictitious description of events during that period. Really a good read for people who like to explore different angles of a story. I bought this book for my mom. She had read the earlier Moghul series books. She wanted to add this one to her collection. Delivery was on time. Book quality was as expected - good. Siladitya Roychoudhuri Certified Buyer 10 Mar, The best one in the series according to me. It is vry gripping and keeps you wondering what will happen next. I ended up hating Mehrunissa for her schemeing ways, but then she was right from her point of view, she wanted to rule indirectly.
She would have actually made a good ruler. The story begins with Jahangir just on the throne, after having wished for it for so long.. He has to build up the broken relations with his sons,..
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He ranks among the greatest Moghuls. Newly crowned Jahangir has literally everything a king wants. But what could he do to stop his eldest son from committing the gravest mistake - rebelling? And to what lengths would he travel to get what he so earnestly wants - the one woman he unconditionally loves? And to what lengths would she herself go to ensure her position as the real power behind the throne?
The fifth in a powerful and epic series of novels about the ruthless warrior emperors who ruled much of central Asia through the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. But this is the final flowering of a doomed empire and, while Shah Jahan mourns his dead wife and obsesses over the Taj Mahal, her monument, his son Aurangzeb is planning to take his father's throne, by any means necessary.
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The sixth volume covers the reign of Aurangzeb. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes real-world context. I feel like I have lived a life along with each of the emperors after reading these books.
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From Babur's life long struggle as a King without a land, my personal favorite Humayun's classic come back, the greatest of 'em all Akbar's liberal views and shortcomings as a father, Jahangir's frustration as a son and failure as an emperor, to Shah Jahan's love for Mumtaz and ascendance to throne, t Empire of the Moghul is a fantastic series for anyone interested in learning more about the great Moghuls. From Babur's life long struggle as a King without a land, my personal favorite Humayun's classic come back, the greatest of 'em all Akbar's liberal views and shortcomings as a father, Jahangir's frustration as a son and failure as an emperor, to Shah Jahan's love for Mumtaz and ascendance to throne, this series offers action, adventure, romance, family drama and much more.
You'll get to see the strengths and more importantly the weaknesses of the moghuls which makes them that much more fascinating. It's great for even a non history buff. May 15, Saif Hasan rated it really liked it. Empire of the Moghul is no longer a book series. It has become a brand. Sweeping dollops of imagination, a huge landcape of fiction and history, writing of epic proportions, the series is now a larger-than life look at history.
The Tainted Throne, the fourth book of the series, though not the best of lot, adds to the overall value. History may have been compromised, or better still, tweaked for narrative virtuosity, overall the impact is that of reading a Demille screenplay. All the books have a co Empire of the Moghul is no longer a book series.
All the books have a common strand, the emotional bond between father-son. Jahangir and Shahjehan never resolved their differences and this adds to the overall poignancy. Aug 04, Debmalya Mukherjee rated it really liked it. The best in the series of Mughals so far. You have a weak king, a remarkably cunning but strong queen, an ambitious but loyal son and a weak son that queen desperately wants to promote. Blend these well and you are in for a perfect treat.
The early life of Khurram Shah-Jahan is well portrayed and ends with how he takes charge of the kingdom. However, this book is not so about the king or his son Noor-Jaha The best in the series of Mughals so far. Noor-Jahan, for all her cunningness and shrewd mind Apr 13, Sunitha Prabhu rated it it was amazing Shelves: He had many flaws — he was addicted to drinking, was heavily into opium, had no limit to his lusts, his short temper, his impatience, his unforgiving hatred and hunger for vengeance against who he thought mistreated him. However, he had the ability to redeem his faults when he became the ruler.
Until he was married to Mehar-un-nissa Nurjahan and lost control of everything he acquired. Nov 12, Vedant Comar added it. This book, like the previous two, fails to cater to my expectations. The story of Babur, i. The story has been stretched just to make the book look thick, and knowledge is the only reason I'm reading this book! It isn't as good as page turner I expected it to be. It should be having strategy, thrill, adventure in it, but all what it has is a queen. Jul 02, Harika rated it really liked it. So epic means overlong, overwrought and terminally dull?
Still, I finished it. Aug 05, Bobby D rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is the fourth book in the series written by Diana and Michael Preston. The series is now six books long and each book follows a new Emperor and their various fights for a larger empire and the succession to the throne. Most of the conflict in each book is generated within the royal family by birth or marriage and the desire to expand territory. Jahangir proves to be one of the weakest of the Emperors which leads to his confusion about who is and is not loyal as his sons fight for power and Jahangir allows his wife Mehrumissa to take up power as she encourages Jahangir to indulge his addiction to wine and opium.
The Mehrumissa character is the heart of this book in the series and events spiral off her ambition. I know I have mentioned in prior reviews of the series that readers are going to question why read a fictional book about the Moghul Empire. My reply is to just pretend the story is a fantasy Game of Thrones type story line… but in this case the stories are largely accurate to history.
It is quite a bit of a surprise that I have found these books to be so interesting, entertaining, and full of adventure. I wish they would offer a bit more input into the life of ordinary people of the times and why such times were dominated by violence and conquest. May 20, Shihab Azhar rated it liked it.
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Frankly, at this point, I think I am just reading these novels so I can finish the series. The major issue I have is that increasingly all the characters in the series are becoming one-dimensional - their entire motivation is driven either by one of the following: There are very good stories hidden here - Nur Jahan and her attempts to usurp power, unheard of in this era, for example.
However, the story portrays her as some sort of superwoman who can fight, shoot Frankly, at this point, I think I am just reading these novels so I can finish the series. However, the story portrays her as some sort of superwoman who can fight, shoot and scheme, without exploring how she was able to break through the restrictions of the haram. Jahangir, who in the previous book was a one-dimensional insecure character, comes off as a one-dimensional drunkard. Khusrau inexplicably keeps fomenting revolution, without a discussion on why and how he was able to find supporters.
Perhaps I am spoiled by Game of Thrones and House of Cards, but there are a lot of stories in the history of the Mughals of intrigue and mystery that the series continues to skip lightly over. Oct 14, Shifad rated it really liked it. But still, the recital kept me at tenderhooks yearning for more. Unlike the other books, this book explores the female counterpart of the mughal empire. This book brings my perception to a whole new light.
Mehrunissa aka Nur Jahan was wily, crafty, ambitious, ruthless and a loving wife. It is very difficult to combine all these in a single character and make the reader accept the same. The author does exactly that! The Mughal saga has been well captured so Face it.. The Mughal saga has been well captured so far, gonna continue with the series.!
Oct 21, Karunakaran N. The saga of the fourth Moghul Emperor - Jahangir The war scenes seems to be more monotonous and dry, but whats history without war Mar 14, Abhishek rated it really liked it. An average book for the average ruler - who grew in the wrong time, to the wrong father - Akbar. Jahangir is like the planet of neptune or uranus - known to be a part of the solar system but quite often forgotten.
Of course, not for reason. Good story, but I didn't feel like I learned anything about Jahangir, or what he did for the Empire. It was all about Khurram Shah Jahan and the succession. I'm starting to get fed up with these Mughals too - it seems all they do is get drunk and take opium. Feb 09, Pratik Gon rated it really liked it.
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After The raiders from the North this past amazed me most! Really a great story nd the description and the portray of the events are exceptionally good! Jun 25, Pradeep Kumar rated it really liked it. As usual, awesome details of history packaged in a wonderful story keeps the grip for long. Even though the interest is slightly ebbing compared to the older bikes of the series, this is certainly a good read. Nov 21, Kiran Ramachandra rated it it was amazing. The book changed the perception of what we had read in the history.
Now I can't hold back from reading the remaining parts of the series. May 17, Dinakar rated it really liked it. This series is incredible. Presented in the form of a novel and yet the major events are true to what happened.
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May 16, Galib Abir Khan rated it it was amazing Shelves: When you read these books then you will feel that every thing is happening infront of your eyes..! A dependable history telling by Preston couple.. Jul 27, Sairam Sivakumar rated it it was amazing Shelves: Empire of the Moghul: The Tainted Throne is a fascinating tale of redemption, retribution, and adversity. One thing that I loved about this book is how this story has many parallels to Empire of the Moghul: Brothers at WarKhurram and Arjumand's marriage mirrors Humayun and Hamida's, Khurram's time in exile mirrors that of Humayun's, and finally how Mehrunissa as an enemy rivals Kamran, except more cunning and dangerous a foe.
The Tainted Throne is indeed a story of a real life chess game betw Empire of the Moghul: The Tainted Throne is indeed a story of a real life chess game between the knight Khurram , the queen Mehrunissa , the king Jahangir , and the pawn Shahriyar. The wicked who revel in their power, no matter where and when are always destroyed by it and this story is further proof of it. No doubt Empire of the Moghul 2 and Empire of Moghul 4 are my favorites in the series.
Jul 24, Rahul Khatri rated it really liked it. So after a long internal I locked another instalment of the' Empire of the Moghul ' series.