Jahangir : An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal

Great Book!

This is an interesting book. I would not call it an intimate portrait, but it does present a good portrait of Jahangir. I have not read much about Jahangir, and Parvati Sharma's book does indeed give me a solid enough foundation to go on.It could have been deeper, more analytical. However, I would also think that this would defeat the purpose that I assume that the author had in mind.It's good. It's an easy read, and does provide the lay reader with enough material to go on for further reading.

It was ok, not a enlightening as I thought it would be. I expect a bit more detail and a bit more in-depth research.I’m terms of the book, I ordered a new one and they gave me a used one, that was certainly unexpected.

Overall, this account is a must read for history aficionados. Jahangir wasn’t able to find a great chronicler in his times to write down his biography, but today it seems, if Parvati Sharma was alive in the 17th century, certainly this work would have been bestowed on her. Better late than never, we have finally found an account on Jahangir’s life which is not plagued by any kind of propaganda. In this well researched biography, Parvati depicts Jahangir as an astute ruler, a conscientious administrator, a keen observer of societal arrangements and the dynamics of social change in the world around him, a large swathe of which he ruled.

Excellent read. Really beautiful. All the characters seem to walk write off the pages of history into your study! Thanks to the lockdown got the opportunity to read the book almost an year after purchasing it. So very happy that I bought it. Highly recommended.

An absolutely brilliant work of non-fiction. The writing style is so beautiful, not even for a minute did it feel like I was reading about someone's life. It felt like a beautifully woven story in which I could get lost in order to find comfort.

Book is nice... Writer does it well.. But if the book contain some more details then it will b fulfilled from every portion... English sentences are easy to understand....