In Rebel Sultans, Manu S. Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from
the close of the thirteenth century to the dawn of the eighteenth.
Packed with riveting tales and compelling characters, this book takes us
from the age of Alauddin Khilji to the ascent of Shivaji. We witness
the dramatic rise and fall of the Vijayanagar empire, even as we
negotiate intrigues at the courts of the Bahmani kings and the Rebel
Sultans who overthrew them. From Chand Bibi, a valorous queen stabbed to
death, and Ibrahim II of Bijapur, a Muslim prince who venerated Hindu
gods, to Malik Ambar, the Ethiopian warlord, and Krishnadeva Raya on
Vijayanagar’s Diamond Throne – they all appear in these pages as we
journey through one of the most arresting sweeps of Indian history.A
good and concise book about medieval Deccan and its rulers. The history
is viewed through congress lens where they try to see a secular India
and both Hindu and Muslim rulers at par with each other. The author was
assistant to congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
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