Ruler of the World (Empire of the Moghul)

Keep your enemies close, and your sons closerthe story of the third great moghul emperor, akbar, leader of a triumphant dynasty which contained the seeds of its own destructionakbar, ruler of a sixth of the worlds people, colossally rich and utterly ruthless, was a contemporary of elizabeth i, but infinitely more powerful his reign began in bloodshed when he strangled his treacherous milk-brother, but it ended in glory akbar extended his rule over much of asia, skillfully commanding tens of thousands of men, elephants and innovative technology, yet despite the unimaginable bloodshed which resulted his empire was based on universal religious tolerancehowever, akbars homelife was more complicated he defied family, nobles and mullahs to marry a beautiful rajput princess, whose people he had conquered; but she hated akbar and turned salim, his eldest son, against him whats more, as any moghul prince could inherit his fathers crown and become emperor, his sons were brought up to be intensely competitive and suspicious of each other: to see eachother as rivals for the greatest prize of all and, as salim grew to manhood, the relationship between father and son became tainted by rebellion and competition to be the greatest moghul of them all Title Page Copyright Page Contents Map Main Characters Epigraph Part I From Behind the Veil Chapter 1 Sudden Danger Chapter 2 A Severed Head Chapter 3 Manhood Chapter 4 A Gift of Concubines Chapter 5 Milk and Blood Part II Children of Sun, Moon and Fire Chapter 6 The Emperor Rides Out Chapter 7 Saffron Warriors Chapter 8 Hirabai Chapter 9 Salim Chapter 10 A Wonder of the World Chapter 11 The Pewter Sea Chapter 12 A Cauldron of Heads Part III The Power and the Glory Chapter 13 City of Victory Chapter 14 Sun Among Women Part IV Allah Akbar Chapter 15 ‘You Will Be Emperor’ Chapter 16 Heaven and Hell Chapter 17 Flaming Torches Chapter 18 Warrior Prince Chapter 19 Jewel of Chastity Part V Great Expectations Chapter 20 The Abyss Chapter 21 ‘A Riband in the Cap of Royalty’ Chapter 22 The Battlements of Agra Chapter 23 Pomegranate Blossom Chapter 24 The Indus Chapter 25 The Treasurer of Kabul Chapter 26 Oblivion Part VI Seizer of the World Chapter 27 A Jute Sack Chapter 28 Fathers and Sons Chapter 29 Seizer of the World Historical Note Additional Notes Historisk roman. Akbar extended his empire over much of Asia, skillfully commanding tens of thousands of men, elephants, and innovative technology. And despite the unimaginable bloodshed that resulted from it, his rule was based on universal religious tolerance. He married a beautiful Rajput princess, whose people he had conquered, but she hated Akbar and turned Salim, his eldest son, against him. As Salim grew to manhood, the relationship between father and son became tainted by rebellion and competition to be the greatest Moghul of them all