Private Life of The Mughals of India

Private Life of The Mughals of India

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Author: R Nath
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 231
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129104652

Description

The opulent, sometimes scandalous, private lives of the Mughals of India is brought to life in this book. The text covers various aspects of their lifestyles, such as their food and drinks; clothes and ornaments; perfumes and incense; addictions and intoxicants, amusements and pastimes; rituals of circumcision; marriage and harem life. This well-written book with colour illustrations and photographs will be a delight to the lay reader as well as the serious scholar.

Titled as it is, the book deals with the little known, but much scandalised, private life of the Mughals who ruled from 1526, practically to 1803 when the British captured Delhi and Agra, their nerve-centres, from them. This included the period of the reign of three great Mughals, viz. Akbar (1556-1605), Jehangir (1605-27) and Shah Jahan (1628-58), of little more than a century. They possessed not only fabulous wealth, but also the vision to found a culture-State, in the real sense of the term. Planting it in the soil as naturally as a banyan tree, they institutionalized their life, as much as their government. The former, almost completely shrouded in mystery, offers one of the most interesting aspects of medieval Indian history and culture.

Contents

PREFACE

The Mughal Harem
The Ladies of the Mughal Harem
Rajput Wives of the Mughals
Administration of the Mughal Harem
Circumcision among the Muslims
Mughal Kitchen, dining etiquette & Cuisine
Mughal Perfumes & Incenses
Mughal Addictions and Intoxicants
Medicines and Aphrodisiacal Drugs
Mughal amusements and Pastimes
Illumination (Lighting) of the Mughal Palace
Imperial Paraphernalia
Daily Routine of the Mughal Emperors
Detail of Colour Plates

INDEX