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Taj Mahal : passion and genius at the heart of the Moghul empire / Diana and Michael Preston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Preston, Diana, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Taj Mahal (Agra, India)--History.
- Taj Mahal (Agra, India).
- History.
- India--History--1526-1765.
- India.
- Mughal Empire--History.
- Mughal Empire.
- Physical Description:
- 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, map, genealogical table ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrink Publishers, 2007.
- Summary:
- The Prestons bring alive both the grand sweep of Moghul history and the memorable details in this story of the Taj Mahal. Their narrative puts a human face on the marble masterpiece.
- Contents:
- 1 "A Place of Few Charms" 11
- 2 Allah Akbar 28
- 3 "Seizer of the World" 41
- 4 "Peerless Pearls and Heart-Pleasing Stuffs" 54
- 5 The Warrior Prince 75
- 6 Emperor in Waiting 91
- 7 Chosen One of the Palace 105
- 8 The Peacock Throne 119
- 9 "Build for Me a Mausoleum" 143
- 10 "Dust of Anguish" 155
- 11 "The Builder Could Not Have Been of This Earth" 170
- 12 "This Paradise-Like Garden" 193
- 13 The Illumined Tomb 204
- 14 "The Sublime Throne" 217
- 15 "Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" 233
- 16 Fall of the Peacock Throne 249
- 17 "His Own Tomb on the Other Side of the River" 262.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-309) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802715117
- 9780802715111
- OCLC:
- 122257232
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