In 1587, Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak – a celebrated favourite at the Mughal court and author of the Akbarnama – completed his Preface to the Persian translation of the Mahabharata. This book is the first detailed study of Abu’l-Fazl’s Preface. It offers fresh 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 sixteenth-century India. weiterlesen