The History of Akbar Volume 1 (Murty Classical Library of India)

About this book

The exemplar of Indo-Persian history at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India. Akbarnma or The History of Akbar by Abul-Fazl (d. 1602) is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. Marking a high point in a long rich tradition of Persian historical writing it served as a model for historians throughout the Persianate world. The work is at once a biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 15561605) that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. The first volume details the birth of Akbar his illustrious genealogy and in particular the lives and exploits of his grandfather Babur and his father Humayun who laid the foundations of the Mughal Empire. The Persian text presented in the Naskh script is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources.