This book uncovers Chand Bibi’s life and battles in the Deccan against the Mughal Empire
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In 1558, word travelled quickly in Ahmadnagar. Sultan Hussain Nizam Shah I had returned victorious from a military campaign against a formidable alliance: the Adil Shahi army of Bijapur and Vijayanagar’s imperial forces. News of the sultan’s triumph echoed from the proclamations at the fort and coursed along the Sena River, carried down champa-lined streets, shaded by groves of jamun, mango and khurni trees. To mark the victory, colourful flags were tied to the branches and fluttered in the breeze.
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Khabar-rasān (messengers) descended into the main city centre. They spread the word to paper makers, cloth dyers, silver flatteners, tailors, potters, bakers, butchers and confectioners frying fresh sweetmeats. Artisans picked up news from the gossip of soldiers and pilgrims. They also received official word from the political elites who ruled them.
Hussain’s success was due in part to the treachery of General Saif ‘Ainul Mulk. Having betrayed the Nizam Shahis some years earlier, he now turned against Bijapur. Going rogue and roaming freely, he plundered the autumn crops and forced Bijapur’s peasants to feed his rebel troops. Cornered by the rebels on one side and confronted with the Nizam Shahi assault on the other, Bijapur’s ageing sultan appealed to Vijayanagar for help. Soon, King...