Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
TAJMAHAL-A LOVERS' STORY | 11 |
PROLOGUE - DEATH OF AN EMPRESS | 13 |
BORN OF KINGS: THE GREAT MOGULS | 27 |
Babur the Lion - A king's destiny | 28 |
Humayun | 49 |
AKBAR THE GREAT | 57 |
An Emperor Plays Hide and Seek' Aankh-Micholi' | 58 |
KHURRAM THE JOYOUS | 63 |
A Prince is Born | 64 |
The Baby Prince | 69 |
Khurram Goes to School | 72 |
Khurram Spars with the Captain of the Guard | 76 |
Khurram and the War Council | 80 |
Fatehpur Sikri: Building a City | 86 |
Akbar's Final Journey | 90 |
Jahangir the Opium Eater | 96 |
PERSIAN PRINCESSES | 103 |
The Persian Princesses | 104 |
A LOVE SUCH AS THIS | 121 |
Meeria Bazaar - The Forbidden Bazar | 122 |
A Royal Rendezvous | 139 |
The Wedding Night | 144 |
THE LESSONS OF LOVE | 147 |
The Crystal Palace 'Sheesh Mahal' | 148 |
Raising the Royal Brood | 153 |
'Inglish Khan' and Ambassador Rowe | 164 |
Kashmiri Kisses | 147 |
A Sacrificial Lamb Ladli the Precious | 190 |
Banarsi the Runner and the Lazaraus Prince | 194 |
The Coronation of Shah [ahan the Magnificent | 207 |
Princess Jahanara 'Badshah Begum' | 211 |
Dara and the Jesuit Fathers | 219 |
A Man in the Harem | 230 |
BUILDING THE TAJ MAHAL | 235 |
A King Mourns, Death of Mumtaz | 236 |
Building the Taj Mahi1l | 242 |
Shah Jahan Leaves Agra | 250 |
The Completion of the Taj | 254 |
A Princess on Fire | 257 |
THE LION AND HIS CUBS | 265 |
Aurangzeb vs Dara | 266 |
EPILOGUE | 275 |
Death of Aurangzeb | 276 |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
TAJMAHAL-A LOVERS' STORY | 11 |
PROLOGUE - DEATH OF AN EMPRESS | 13 |
BORN OF KINGS: THE GREAT MOGULS | 27 |
Babur the Lion - A king's destiny | 28 |
Humayun | 49 |
AKBAR THE GREAT | 57 |
An Emperor Plays Hide and Seek' Aankh-Micholi' | 58 |
KHURRAM THE JOYOUS | 63 |
A Prince is Born | 64 |
The Baby Prince | 69 |
Khurram Goes to School | 72 |
Khurram Spars with the Captain of the Guard | 76 |
Khurram and the War Council | 80 |
Fatehpur Sikri: Building a City | 86 |
Akbar's Final Journey | 90 |
Jahangir the Opium Eater | 96 |
PERSIAN PRINCESSES | 103 |
The Persian Princesses | 104 |
A LOVE SUCH AS THIS | 121 |
Meeria Bazaar - The Forbidden Bazar | 122 |
A Royal Rendezvous | 139 |
The Wedding Night | 144 |
THE LESSONS OF LOVE | 147 |
The Crystal Palace 'Sheesh Mahal' | 148 |
Raising the Royal Brood | 153 |
'Inglish Khan' and Ambassador Rowe | 164 |
Kashmiri Kisses | 147 |
A Sacrificial Lamb Ladli the Precious | 190 |
Banarsi the Runner and the Lazaraus Prince | 194 |
The Coronation of Shah [ahan the Magnificent | 207 |
Princess Jahanara 'Badshah Begum' | 211 |
Dara and the Jesuit Fathers | 219 |
A Man in the Harem | 230 |
BUILDING THE TAJ MAHAL | 235 |
A King Mourns, Death of Mumtaz | 236 |
Building the Taj Mahi1l | 242 |
Shah Jahan Leaves Agra | 250 |
The Completion of the Taj | 254 |
A Princess on Fire | 257 |
THE LION AND HIS CUBS | 265 |
Aurangzeb vs Dara | 266 |
EPILOGUE | 275 |
Death of Aurangzeb | 276 |