The Age Of Wrath: A History Of The Delhi Sultanate (Hb)

The Delhi Sultanate period is commonly portrayed as an age of chaos and violenceof rapacious, plundering kings, turbulent dynasties, and the aggressive imposition of Islam on India. But it was also the era that saw the creation of a pan-Indian empire, on the foundations of which the Mughals and the British later built their own Indian empires. The encounter between Islam and Hinduism also transformed, among other things, India's architecture, literature, music and food. Abraham Eraly brings this fascinating period vividly alive, portraying the many kingsmad, brilliant, astute, cruelwho ruled during this period, and discussing the political, social and cultural developments that transformed India. Combining erudition with powerful storytelling, analysis with anecdote, The Age of Wrath is a superb book. *This book may have minor shelve wear.