Author:
Ruby Lal
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Learn moreWhen it came to hunting, she was a master shot. As a dress designer, few could match. An ingenious architect, she innovated the use of marble in her parents' mausoleum on the banks of the Yamuna, which inspired her stepson's Taj Mahal. And she was both celebrated and reviled for her political acumen and diplomatic skill, which rivaled those of her female counterparts in Europe and beyond.
Ruby Lal is an acclaimed historian of Mughal India. Her previous books are Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World and Coming of Age in Nineteenth Century India: The Girl-Child and the Art of Playfulness. She teaches at Emory University and divides her time between Atlanta and Delhi.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Rohini Vij
ISBN:
9780143499787
Length:
9 hours 11 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication date:
December 3, 2019
Edition:
Unabridged