Shahenshah (novel)
1970 novel by Nagnath S. Inamdar
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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, hence the title Shahanshah, which is a title given to emperors.[1] 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.[2]
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| Author | Nagnath S. Inamdar |
|---|---|
| Translator | Vikrant Pande |
| Genre | Biographical fiction |
| Publisher | Continental Prakashan |
| Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 715 |
| ISBN | 9788174210616 |
English translation
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The book was translated to English as "Shahenshah – The Life of Aurangzeb" by Vikrant Pande and published by Harper Perennial in 2016.[3][1]
