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Empire of the Moghul
AuthorAlex Rutherford
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Media typePrint (Paperback)

Empire of the Moghul is a series of Historical fiction books written by Alex Rutherford (pen name for Diana and Michael Preston). The series consists of five books which is about the reign of Moghul Empire in ancient India. The first book Raiders from the North is about King Babur and how he created the Moghul Empire.

Books

  • Raiders from the North
  • Brothers at War
  • Ruler of the World
  • Tainted Throne

Raiders from the north

This book evolves around the story of Babur, the child of the ruler of Ferghana, Umar Shaikh. From his childhood, Babur was brave. Gradually, from a small ruler of Ferghana to a ruler of whole Hindustan, this depicts his story. Many were against Babur's rule at first as he would be the king of Ferghana, which was under constant threat from Shaibani Khan and the Uzbeks. But Babur, along with the help of Wazir Khan, his chief bodyguard, killed the people who did not accept his rule. Babur killed his grand vizier also, as he spoke against him in public.

Brothers at war

This is the second book in the series. It tells the story of Humayun, Babur's son and the second ruler of the Moghul Empire. After ruling his father's kingdom and the newly conquered Gujarat region for nearly ten years, he marched to defeat Sher Shah Suri in Bengal, but his brothers Hindal and Kamran seized Agra and Delhi respectively. Compelled to march back to Agra, Sher Shah intercepted him on the way and defeated him at Chausa, and later at Kanauj. Seeking refuge at the court of Shah Tahmasp, and with his help, reconquered Kabul from Kamran, and recruited a Persian, Bairam Khan into his army. He reconquered Hindustan on the death of Islam Shah, the son of Sher Shah.

Ruler of the World

Akbar, a bold ruler, faced many problems to control a vast kingdom. With many enemies, he had no one to trust, with his own milk-mother and brother planning to plot against him. He mercilessly crushed rebellions, entered into matrimonial alliances with the martial Rajputs, and controlled his son's ambitions to build the greatest kingdom of the subcontinent. He ranks among the greatest Moghuls.

Tainted throne

Jahangir, succeeded to his throne after his father's sudden death he was made a king. With hardships, he faced the enemies his father had.

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