Shahenshah (novel)

Shahenshah
Front cover of the novel
Author Nagnath S. Inamdar
Translator Vikrant Pande
Country India
Genre Biographical fiction
Publisher Continental Prakashan
Publication date
 1970
Pages 715
ISBN 9788174210616

Shahenshah (Marathi: शहेनशहा) is a 1970 Marathi historical fiction novel by N S Inamdar. The story is a fictional biography of the Mughal emperor Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, otherwise popularly known as Aurangzeb. Under his reign the Mughal Empire achieved its largest expansion and also saw a rapid downfall, disintegrating shortly after his death. The novel focuses on his 50-year reign and is about an Emperor who is feared by all and is extremely intelligent yet faces a heartbroken and lonely death.[1] Hence the title Shahanshah, which is a title given to emperors.[2][3]

English translation

Front Cover of English translation by Vikrant Pande

The book was translated to English as "Shahenshah - The Life of Aurangzeb" by Vikrant Pande and published by Harper Perennial in 2016.[4][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Found in translation". The Hindu. 9 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Lokapally, Vijay (12 June 2016). "Giving the emperor his due". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "A King Called Aurangzeb". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "HarperCollinsPublishers India | Shahenshah". harpercollins.co.in. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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