About the Book: Rebel Sultans
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,