When Kings Rode To Delhi

Hindustan has been a land of kings and queens saints and ascetics valor andfidelity. It has attracted invaders preachers travelers and traders in equalmeasure. ... » 

Hindustan has been a land of kings and queens saints and ascetics valor andfidelity. It has attracted invaders preachers travelers and traders in equalmeasure. Its history from the ninth century has been a tumultuous one manydynasties were founded which flourished and withered with time. During theseyears Delhi had been in the center of turmoil invaded anointed and plundered only to rise again from the ashes.Gabrielle Festing takes us through the history of Hindustan drawing heavilyfrom Indian mythology folklore memoirs and chronicles in a riveting styleof a master storyteller.This book was first published in 1923. «