{"product_id":"the-jahangirnama-memoirs-of-jahangir-emperor-of-india-9780195127188","title":"The Jahangirnama: Memoirs of Jahangir  Emperor of India","description":"\u003cp\u003eWheeler Thackstons lively new translation of The Jahangirnama  co-published with the Freer\/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution  presents an engaging portrait of an intriguing emperor and his flourishing empire. The Emperor Jahangir is probably best know in the West as being the father of Shahjahan  who built the Taj Mahal. His reign was one of great prosperity  and his passion for art and nature encouraged a flowering that some say rivaled European art during the rule of the Medicis. In penning his memoirs  Jahangir followed a tradition begun by his great-grandfather  the Emperor Babur. Jahangirs memoirs  however  provide not only the history of his reign  but also his reflections on art  politics  and private details about his familyincluding the suicide of one of his wivesand selections of poetry written by members of his harem. One of Jahangirs stories describes his astonishment at witnessing the fall of a meteorite  an event that so amazed him that he ordered that a dagger be made from its metal. This book includes a selection of exquisite full-color paintings  drawings  and objects that specifically illustrate the passages they accompany--including a photograph of the Emperors treasured dagger. A lover of jewels  nature  hunting  drinking  and opiates  Jahangir carried the Mughal empire to artistic and political heights. Refreshingly candid and frank  this splendidly illustrated edition of Jahangirs memoirs is a thoroughly absorbing profile of an emperor and the zenith of his empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45792584892469,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195127188","price":452.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195127188_fda9729b-1d9d-4d1b-bb56-5cf1f1a7d41b.jpg?v=1784754455","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-jahangirnama-memoirs-of-jahangir-emperor-of-india-9780195127188","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}