The Akbarnama of Abu\'l Fazl : History of the Reign of Akbar Including an Account of His Predecessors, Vols. I - III

Contents: 1. Author\'s praise and prayer to God. 2. March of the sacred army of the Shahinshah from Ahmadabad to the Port of Cambay, and his beholding the sea. 3. Rapid march of H.M. the Shahinshah against Ibrahim Husain M., the battle and the defeat of the enemy.  4. H. M. forms the design of taking the Fort of Surat. 5. Battle of Khan A\'azam M. Aziz Kokaltash with Muhammad Husain M. and the Fuladians and their defeat. 6. The opening of the Fort of Surat by the key of the lofty genius of the Shahinshah. 7. Beginning of the 18th divine year from the accession, viz., the year Shahriyur of the second  cycle.....

From the foreword: "This is a much sought after publication since Allamah Abul Fazl\'s Akbar Nama always retains its fascination for its minute account of the customs and traditions of the people of India during the reign of Akbar, the ablest of the Mughal emperors, who has been so much extolled by historians for his sagacious statesmanship, dexterous diplomacy and military skill. The historical importance of this publication is further enhanced by the fact that its author was Akbar\'s Intimate friend and confidential adviser and therefore, had access to first hand information. The present three volumes are the reprints of earlier publication under Bibliotheca Indica Series. It covers the period from 1542 to 1605 AD. The introduction various explanatory notes. etc. from Beveridge and the index have also been retained in their original style.

Hope that the scholarly world will find the reprinted volumes helpful, handy and worthy of preservation."