In a series of lively biographical portraits, this book forms a reign-by-reign record of the sultans, shahs, emperors and khans who all shared the Muslim persianate high civilization that flourished from Iran and Central Asia through Afghanistan to India from the 13th to the 20th centuries. A masterly survey by an authoritative author, this is an essential guide to understanding the history and culture of key Islamic dynasties in what is now an area of great relevance in today's geopolitics.
