Taj Mahal Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire

Name: Taj Mahal Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire
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ISBN: 9780802716736

ISBN-10: 0802716733

ISBN-13: 9780802716736

Edition: N/A

Authors: Diana Preston, Michael Preston

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The dazzling story of the Taj Mahal and the empire whose spirit it epitomizes. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the Taj Mahal’s flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have or centuries dazzled everyone who has seen it, and the story of its creation is a fascinating blend of cultural and architectural heritage. Yet, as Diana and Michael Preston vividly convey in the first narrative history of the Taj, it also reflects the magnificent history of the Moghul Empire itself, for it turned out to mark the high point of the empire’s glory at the same time as it became a tipping point in Moghul fortunes. With the storytelling skills that…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 2/12/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 8.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Diana Preston is an Oxford-trained historian, writer and broadcaster. She is the author of THE ROAD TO CULLODEN MOOR; A FIRST RATE TRAGEDY: ROBERT FALCON SCOTT AND THE RACE TO THE SOUTH POLE; THE BOXER REBELLION and WILFUL MURDER: THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA. She lives in West London.