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vita_s_west's review
5.0
This is such a great translation. It traces the Turco-Persian origins of the Mughal dynasty, a sort of mirror-for-princes. The chronology aspects of the text can be a bit tiring (a lot of battles and assertion of his own legitimacy during a time when it was in question), but you get a great deal of insight into Persian kingship and the use of Persian poetry as a courtly expression of emotions.
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