Empire of the Moghul: The Serpent’s Tooth

Name: Empire of the Moghul: The Serpent’s Tooth
Rating: 4.4 (571 reviews)

by Alex Rutherford Book 5 in the Empire of the Moghul series.

First published 2013

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Shah Jahan secures the Mughal throne through the ruthless traditions of his dynasty and presides over an empire of extraordinary wealth. The death of his wife Mumtaz Mahal changes the centre of his reign: grief withdraws him from his family and drives the construction of the Taj Mahal as a monument to their marriage.

While the emperor concentrates on memory and architecture, rivalry hardens among his sons Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb, Shah Shuja and Murad. When Shah Jahan falls ill, uncertainty over the succession becomes open civil war. The struggle forces every prince and princess to choose between affection, survival and possession of the Peacock Throne.