{"product_id":"attendant-lords-bairam-khan-and-abdur-rahim-courtiers-and-poets-in-mughal-india-hardcover","title":"Attendant Lords: Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim, Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. C. a. Raghavan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBairam Khan and his son, Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan were soldiers, poets and courtiers whose lives reflected the turbulent times they lived in. In telling their stories, Attendant Lords spans the reigns of four emperors - Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir - and covers over a hundred years of Mughal history, a time when these two noblemen were at the very heart of the court's labyrinthine politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Humayun's untimely death, Bairam Khan was regent to the young Emperor Akbar for four critical years. Bairam's own son, Abdur Rahim, became one of the most important generals of the Mughal Empire, but he is best remembered for his literary prowess, most particularly for his famous 'dohas'. Literature plays a large part in this story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unusual dual biography traces the lives of these two noblemen against the backdrop of the courtly intrigues, brutal power struggles and the grand literary endeavours of the Mughal court. And it looks at their afterlives - how politics and the Hindi-Urdu debate reincarnated them as national heroes; how both men came to be seen as standing at the confluence of Hinduism and Islam; how their life stories have undergone subtle transformations; and how history, religion and literature combine in the broader context of nationalism and nation building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eT.C.A. Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Singapore and Pakistan. He has a PhD in history from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. This is his first book. He is currently working on a book on India-Pakistan relations.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769681183008,"sku":"9789352643011","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e1559a1d33d13ca80329a81c52c760b.webp?v=1780353312","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/attendant-lords-bairam-khan-and-abdur-rahim-courtiers-and-poets-in-mughal-india-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}