The Forgotten Mughals

After Aurangzeb Alamgir, history has been singularly unkind to the later Mughals. Even the school history books do not talk of them. But the period with its vicious court intrigues, recalcitrant and independent provincial governors and a ruling class that has become corrupt, and unscrupulous make a gripping story and parallels can be drawn with the political scene of today.