Munis D. Faruqui is an historian and Associate Professor in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He focuses on the Muslim experience in South Asia, especially during the Mughal period. His books include two edited volumes: Religious Interactions in Mughal India (co-edited with Vasudha Dalmia) and Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History (co-edited with Richard Eaton, David Gilmartin and Sunil Kumar). His various journal articles have interrogated the creation of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605), the founding decades (c.1720–40) of the princely state of Hyderabad, and the relationship between religion and politics in the life and work of the Mughal prince, Dara Shukoh (1615–59). He is currently working on a book re-evaluating the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (r.1658–1707).

'Faruqui shows through careful, well-documented analysis how Mughal power intersected and connected many layers of Indian governance and society, including local, regional, and imperial levels.' Audrey Truschke, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

• 1. Prologue; 2. The early years; 3. Princely households; 4. Friends and allies; 5. Rebellion; 6. Wars of succession; 7. The prince shackled.

Munis D. Faruqui is an historian and Associate Professor in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He focuses on the Muslim experience in South Asia, especially during the Mughal period. His books include two edited volumes: Religious Interactions in Mughal India (co-edited with Vasudha Dalmia) and Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History (co-edited with Richard Eaton, David Gilmartin and Sunil Kumar). His various journal articles have interrogated the creation of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605), the founding decades (c.1720–40) of the princely state of Hyderabad, and the relationship between religion and politics in the life and work of the Mughal prince, Dara Shukoh (1615–59). He is currently working on a book re-evaluating the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (r.1658–1707).

'Faruqui shows through careful, well-documented analysis how Mughal power intersected and connected many layers of Indian governance and society, including local, regional, and imperial levels.' Audrey Truschke, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

• 1. Prologue; 2. The early years; 3. Princely households; 4. Friends and allies; 5. Rebellion; 6. Wars of succession; 7. The prince shackled.