About the Book: The Stories of Kings
The Book of Indian Kings comprises stories and essays about some of the
greatest rulers and statesmen in the history of India. Beginning with an essay
on one of the countrys iconic rulers, the Mauryan emperor, Ashoka, by our
greatest living historian, Romila Thapar, this volume brings together some of
the finest writers of our time on a glittering array of monarchs, including
Salman Rushdie on Emperor Akbar, Khushwant Singh on Maharaja Ranjit Singh,
William Dalrymple on Bahadur Shah Zafar, Rajmohan Gandhi on Tipu Sultan,
Jadunath Sarkar on Chhatrapati Shivaji, and Manu S. Pillai on Krishnadeva Raya.
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