Audrey TruschkeQuestions for today on (mainly because I've been reading about him recently): Akbar. Let's do it--I'll take the first five.
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I had been to Fatehpur Sikri which was about 22 km from the Bharatpur National Park during my research days. Loved his courtyard. They said, that he had his handmaidens stand as chess pieces in the checkered courtyard for a game of chess.
I had been to Fatehpur Sikri which was about 22 km from the Bharatpur National Park during my research days. Loved his courtyard. They said, that he had his handmaidens stand as chess pieces in the checkered courtyard for a game of chess.
@orphean_warbler The whole handmaiden-as-chess-pieces bit has always struck me as a bit outlandish. But, Akbar did have a lot of wives and concubines in his harem. In fact, he had so many wives that the ulama objected it was unIslamic, going against the limit of four wives. Akbar clashed with the ulama on many issues.
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What an era that was.
I have Eraly's books. Have read one of them. He describes the opulence nicely and not with disdain.
What an era that was.
I have Eraly's books. Have read one of them. He describes the opulence nicely and not with disdain.
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Goes without saying that I loved your Aurangzeb book and had also downloaded the edited out chapter :)
Goes without saying that I loved your Aurangzeb book and had also downloaded the edited out chapter :)
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I know nothing about Akbar except what you wrote on these (very interesting) Q&A but you're aware that "living chess" is a thing, right?