Akbar was by nature a man of liberal ideas and his outlook on social and religious matters was considerably changed by his marriage with Rajput princesses and his constant association with Hindu officers, thinkers and religious preachers. He introduced a number of regulations to mitigate the evil influence of the un-wholesome social usages that had existed in India since the beginning of Muslim rule. He abolished the enslavement of the conquered enemies and issued an order that no soldier of the victorious armies should in any part of his dominions molest the wives and children of the vanquished. A noble person in character, an able administrator, and submissive and tolerant to all religions, he was acclaimed by all segments of his subjects. This book provides authentic information on various salient features of Akbar's regime. Major topics elaborately treated in this book are: The Age of Akbar; Akbar's Imperialism; The Last Phase; Administration under Akbar, Religious Policy; A Remarkable King etc.

Shah Jahan was third son of emperor Jahangir. Shah Jahan had the apology for the murder of his relations; and the manners of the people were for much adapted to an idea of necessity in such a case, that they acquiesced without murmuring under his government. He mounted the throne of the Moguls in Agra, on the first of February of the year 1628 of the Christian Era; and, according to the pompous manner eastern princes, assumed the titles of The True Star of the Faith, the Second Lord of the Happy conjunctions, Mohammed, the King of the world. He was born at Lahore on the fifth of January 1592, and on the day of accession, he was thirty-six solar years and twenty-eight days old. To drive away the memory of the late assassinations from the minds of the people, and to gratify the nobles, who had crowded from every quarter to Agra, he ushered in his reign with a festival, which exceeded every thing of the kind known in that age, in magnificence and expense. Shah Jahan's rule in pros and cons is faithfully portrayed in this volume. The major topics elaborately dealt are: Shah Jahan; The Struggle for the Throne; Shah Jahan: The British View; Shah Jahan: Expansion of the Empire; Shah Jahan: The Magnificent (1628-1658) etc.

Aurangzeb was, first and last, a stern Puritan. Nothing in life-neither throne, nor love, nor ease-weighed for an instant in his mind against his fealty to the principles of Islam. For religion he persecuted the Hindus and destroyed their temples, while he damaged his damaged his exchequer by abolishing the time-honoured tax on the religious festivals and fairs of the unbelievers. For religion's sake he waged his unending wars in the Deccan, not so much to stretch wider the boundaries of his great empire, as to bring the lands of the heretical Shi' a within the dominion of orthodox Islam. Religion induced Aurangzeb to abjure the pleasures of the senses as completely as if he had indeed become the fakir he had once desired to be. This book contains rich information on India under Aurangzeb's regime. Topics like the Alamgir; Age of Aurangzeb; Parganah Administration Under Aurangzeb; The Functioning of the Muhtasib under Aurangzeb; Decline and Disappearance; Impact of Islam on Hindu Society and vice versa; Why did the Hindus and Muslims not Coalesce into One Community; The Ruin of Aurangzeb; The Fall of the Moghul Empire; Mohammedan Dynastries; Enforcement of Shari'ah in the Present Context etc. will prove of utmost use for students, teachers, historians and general readers alike.

Aurangzeb can be considered the last pillar of mighty Mughal empire after which its decline/ downfall started. Due to frequent wars for succession to the throne, feeble and inefficient successor and various other causes rule of Mughal dynasty ruined. This book portrays faithfully the picture of post- Aurangzeb era of Mughal rule. The chapters included in the book are: Character of Bahadur Shah; The Interregnum, 1712; Muhammed Shah's Reign (1720-1725); Muhammad Shah: Tutelage Under the Sayyids (1719-1720); Muhammad Shah: Court Affairs (1712-1733) and Mahrattas in Northern India (1732-1738) etc.