THE EMPEROR’S GENERAL THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RAJA MAN SINGH OF AMBER by Rima Hooja
ABOUT THE BOOK
"In sixteenth-century India, as the Mughal Empire reached itsheight under Akbar, one Rajput prince stood at the centre of its battles and politics—Raja Man Singh of Amber. Both a loyal commander and Akbar’s beloved ‘farzand’ (son), Man Singh bridged two worlds: the proud martial traditions of the Rajputs and the expanding ambitions of the Mughals. From the banks of the Indus to the fields of Haldighati, from Kabul’s mountain passes to Bengal’s swamps, Man Singh’s career was a relentless sequence of campaigns, alliances, and acts of statesmanship that secured and expanded an empire. Yet his story is not confined to the battlefield. It is also the tale of a builder and patron, who commissioned celebrated temples in Vrindavan and Varanasi, and transformed Amber into a thriving seat of art and architecture. At the heart of this biography lies his complex bond with Akbar—marked by loyalty, kinship, and political calculation. Through Man Singh’s life, we see the larger currents of the age: the alliances and rivalries of Rajput states, the consolidation of Mughal power, and the cultural synthesis that defined the era. Drawing on chronicles, bardic traditions, and architectural evidence, The Emperor’s General a portrait of an age told through the life of an indispensable general—a definitive narrative that restores Man Singh to his rightful place as a titan of Indian history."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
"Rima Hooja is an archaeologist and leading historian of Rajasthan. Educated in Jaipur and at Cambridge University, from where she holds a PhD in archaeology, she is the author of several books, including the authoritative and comprehensive History of Rajasthan (Rupa, 2006), and the biography of one of Rajasthan’s greatest heroes, Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior (Juggernaut, 2018)."
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