An introduction to the many Islamic dynasties that have arisen, shone and faded but have left the Muslim world all the richer.

An introduction to the many Islamic dynasties that have arisen, shone and faded but have left the Muslim world all the richer.

'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession

Between 1453 and 1526 Muslims founded three major states in the Mediterranean, Iran and South Asia: respectively the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. By th

Profiles rulers from the thirteenth through the twentieth centuries whose reigns and lands were affected by Mughal power throughout Iran, Central Asia, Afghanis