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A novel set against the exotic backdrop of the Mughal dynasty of sixteenth-century India chronicles the life and times of Mehrunnisa, an intelligent, ambitious, and beautiful young woman who became one of India's legendary heroines.
A novel set against the exotic backdrop of the Mughal dynasty of sixteenth-century India chronicles the life and times of Mehrunnisa, an intelligent, ambitious, and beautiful young woman who became one of India's legendary heroines.
Based on the life of an actual empress of the Mughal empire, the woman for whom the Taj Mahal was built, "The Twentieth Wife" blends historical reality with the rich imaginings of a fairy tale, providing a fascinating portrait of one woman's defiant life behind the veil.
Offers a fictionalized account of the life of Mehrunnisa, a sixteenth-century empress of India whose love helped shape the course of the Mughal empire in the seventeenth century.
A novel set against the exotic backdrop of the Mughal dynasty of sixteenth-century India chronicles the life and times of Mehrunnisa, an intelligent, ambitious, and beautiful young woman who became one of India's legendary heroines.
A novel set against the exotic backdrop of the Mughal dynasty of sixteenth-century India chronicles the life and times of Mehrunnisa, an intelligent, ambitious, and beautiful young woman who became one of India's legendary heroines.
The story of Mehrunnisa, the daughter of servents who became the an empresses of the Mughal empire.
Mehrunnisa, Emperor Jahangir's twentieth and last wife, and the only woman he has married for love, finds herself battling enemies within and outside the imperial harem when her husband confers upon her his powers of sovereignty.
The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonder…
The story of the love affair between Emperor Jahangir and his wife Mehrunnisa, called Nur Jahan ("Light of the World") by her husband, continues as members of the Mughal court become worried about the Mehrunnisa's growing influence and behind-the-scenes power, in the sequel to T…
"More than a richly illustrated history...this book is an eloquent meditation on the place of the Taj Mahal in the cultural imagination of India and the wider world."- p. [2] of cover.
"More than a richly illustrated history ... this book is an eloquent meditation on the place of the Taj Mahal in the cultural imagination of India and the wider world."--Page 2 of cover.
"More than a richly illustrated history ... this book is an eloquent meditation on the place of the Taj Mahal in the cultural imagination of India and the wider world."--Page 2 of cover
