Summary of the Book Like the Moghuls before him, Shah Jahan must come to power by wresting it from his siblings, all of them rivals for the throne. However, his heart is darkened by a greater desire. Instead of glory fed by the demise of his opponents, this Moghul emperor dreams of building a monument to pay his last respects to his wife. A wife so beautiful that he will raise the most beautiful monument ever constructed and financially cripple his nation to do so. But in doing so, he becomes blind to his sons and their own Machiavellian agenda to wrest the empire from their father. About Alex Rutherford Alex Rutherford is the pseudonym of Diana and Michael Preston. They are known for Empire of the Moghul series which begins with Raiders from the North and continues in Brothers At War, Ruler of the World and The Tainted Throne. The Prestons graduated from Oxford University in History and English and currently enjoy traveling across the world.
