The crimson throne (Record no. 61652)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01398nam a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780670084104 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823 |
| Item number | SUD/C |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Sudhir Kakar |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The crimson throne |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Viking |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 254p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Novel |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | On Mogul empire.<br/><br/>Three decades into emperor shah jahan s reign, while the monarchindulges in the pleasures of the flesh to divert himself from the travails ofhis ageing body, the country is bracing itself for the brutal and inevitable war of succession to the peacock throne at this time of tumult, europeantravellers niccolao manucci and francois bernier arrive in india, and findtheir way into the innermost circles of the royalswhile manucci revels in his new-found fame as miracle healer to princessesand concubines, and bernier records his cerebral interactions with theomrah in the imperial court, they conjure up an enthralling panorama ofan empire in crisis little escapes their discerning eye fabled cities nowspinning into decay; harems rife with gossip, lust and venereal afflictions;wily courtiers whose hearts breed malice even as they enjoy the luxuriesof privilege; the tenuous ties that bind hindu subjects to their muslimrulers and, most of all, the chief contenders to the throne of hindustan:dara s |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mogul empire |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 16426427 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2010327676 |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Collection code | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Stack | Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 27/08/2021 | 450.00 | 823 SUD/C | 53671 | BK |