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This book is an abridged version of the unrivalled five-volume History of Aurangzib by Sir Jadunath Sarkar. It contains one half of the material of the original work. Yet, the author, who himself shortened it, has not compromised on the essential aspects of this history practically the history of India for sixty years. Aurangzib’s career prior to his accession has been skillfully compressed while significant events during his reign have been dealt with in ...
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, the last ruler of the erstwhile Jaipur State, commissioned a history of his dynasty and the state. Sir Jadunath Sarkar, the most eminent Indian historian of the time. agreed to take up the task, and completed the manuscript in 1939-40.
Rajput sensititvity towards incidents depicting Mughal-Rajput relations, and other obstacles, prevented over the decades by the Sawai Man Singh II Museum at the City Palace, Jaipur. It is now close to ...
Fall of the Mughal Empire according to Dr. Kalika Ranjan Qanungo, "is a history of a higher order than the History of Aurangzib, which is but a biography writ large with an ample background. Jadunath Sarkar gains more in ease, humour and eloquence, shows a greater mastery over historical narrative, and a higher literary workmanship, keeping a wonderful balance between synthesis and analysis by handling the telescope and microscope of history in his ...