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A review by nuts246
Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji by Manu S. Pillai
5.0
The Deccan is almost always overlooked when we speak of the 'history of India'- as if such a thing exists - yet, the dynasties, the people and the stories are as fascinating if not more so than those from the Delhi Sultanate.
In this book, the author takes a time and space that doesn't even merit a footnote in the middle school history curriculum, and presents it in aannwe that is quite unputdownable.
All the old chestnuts of Hindu v/s Muslims, and Islam came to India through the Khyber Pass are suitably demolished. What emerges is a society where is an interplay between Dakhanis, Westeners and Hindus, with the Arabs playing a significant role.
Read it to understand what India was, and to identify arcs that play out even today.
In this book, the author takes a time and space that doesn't even merit a footnote in the middle school history curriculum, and presents it in aannwe that is quite unputdownable.
All the old chestnuts of Hindu v/s Muslims, and Islam came to India through the Khyber Pass are suitably demolished. What emerges is a society where is an interplay between Dakhanis, Westeners and Hindus, with the Arabs playing a significant role.
Read it to understand what India was, and to identify arcs that play out even today.