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The Book of War at the Court of the Great Mughal: Abu l-fazl allami and the Persian Translation of the Mahabharata (Beyond Boundaries) (Beyond Boundaries, 1)
In 1587, Abu al-Faz?l ibn Mubarak a favourite at the Mughal court and author of the Akbarnamah completed his Preface to the Persian translation of the Mahabharata. This book is the first detailed study of Abu al-Faz?l's Preface. It offers insights into manuscript practices at the Mughal court, the role a Persian version of the Mahabharata was meant to play, and the religious interactions that characterised 16th-century India.