Mughal Darbar

[Shak]

Re: Mughal Darbar

@TLK

It’s a joyful experience to hold a real urdu book in your hands and read it. It’s very hard for someone living in a smalltown USA, to get hold of a printed copy of an urdu book. I ordered online and waited one full month for the book to come from Pakistan.

It’s a PhD thesis turned into an urdu book by Dr. Mubarak Ali. The book started with how kingdom setups evolved, and what kings were to their people. Using that as a foundation, he talked about how kingdom setup was justified by Islamic scholars, just to kosherize the luxurious lifestyles of Muslim kings of the time. Later on he started talking about the lifestyles of Mughal Emperors.

I am in the middle of the book, and I want to be honest that reading about the materialistic lifestyle of these emperors just boils my blood. It’s a shame that our history portrays these greedy robbers as heroes.

If you have read this book, share your thoughts. I will add some more thoughts once I finish the book.

I think modern day Arab kings are another example. So much wealth can be used in so many better ways…