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Invaders and Infidels
by Sandeep Balakrishna • 2020
Islamic armies invaded India for 500 years. Hindu kingdoms fought back hard but never united.
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288
Invaders and Infidels Summary
Invaders and Infidels 92%
Islamic armies invaded India for 500 years. Hindu kingdoms fought back hard but never united.
by Sandeep Balakrishna 2020
4.39
288 ratings
India
by John Keay • 2000
One volume, five thousand years: the subcontinent from its first cities to its midnight partition.
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4k+
India Summary
India 89%
One volume, five thousand years: the subcontinent from its first cities to its midnight partition.
by John Keay 2000
3.93
4k+ ratings
Medieval India
by Satish Chandra • 1997
The Mughal Empire: built by cannons, held by tolerance, broken by orthodoxy. Two centuries, one arc.
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351
Medieval India Summary
Medieval India 88%
The Mughal Empire: built by cannons, held by tolerance, broken by orthodoxy. Two centuries, one arc.
by Satish Chandra 1997
3.97
351 ratings
Hindu Temples What Happened to Them- Vol. 1 Preliminary Survey
by Sita Ram Goel • 1990
Why were thousands of Hindu temples razed? Not just plunder, but a theological mandate from Islam.
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178
Hindu Temples What Happened to Them- Vol. 1 Preliminary Survey Summary
Hindu Temples What Happened to Them- Vol. 1 Preliminary Survey 88%
Why were thousands of Hindu temples razed? Not just plunder, but a theological mandate from Islam.
by Sita Ram Goel 1990
4.57
178 ratings
Daughters of the Sun
by Ira Mukhoty • 2018
Mughal women ran the empire from the harem. Then history reduced them to a love story.
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1k+
Daughters of the Sun Summary
Daughters of the Sun 88%
Mughal women ran the empire from the harem. Then history reduced them to a love story.
by Ira Mukhoty 2018
4.25
1k+ ratings
Lost Islamic History
by Firas Alkhateeb • 2014
Slaughter, forced conversion, cultural erasure: the violent truth of Islamic rule in India.
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3k+
Lost Islamic History Summary
Lost Islamic History 88%
Slaughter, forced conversion, cultural erasure: the violent truth of Islamic rule in India.
by Firas Alkhateeb 2014
4.43
3k+ ratings
The Baburnama
by Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur • 1531
A Central Asian king conquered the land he hated and wrote it all down.
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806
The Baburnama Summary
The Baburnama 88%
A Central Asian king conquered the land he hated and wrote it all down.
by Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur 1531
3.95
806 ratings
The Ottomans
by Marc David Baer • 2021
Six centuries, three continents, one dynasty: the European empire the West wrote out of its history.
3.94
2k+
The Ottomans Summary
The Ottomans 87%
Six centuries, three continents, one dynasty: the European empire the West wrote out of its history.
by Marc David Baer 2021
3.94
2k+ ratings
Shivaji
by Dennis Kincaid • 1937
The rebel who outwitted Aurangzeb, escaped his prison, and built a kingdom on mountain forts.
4.18
898
Shivaji Summary
Shivaji 87%
The rebel who outwitted Aurangzeb, escaped his prison, and built a kingdom on mountain forts.
by Dennis Kincaid 1937
4.18
898 ratings
Destiny Disrupted
by Tamim Ansary • 2009
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
4.40
13k+
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted 87%
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
by Tamim Ansary 2009
4.40
13k+ ratings
Majapahit
by Herald van der Linde • 2024
Defying Kublai Khan and uniting a thousand islands: the Javanese empire the world forgot.
4.40
383
Majapahit Summary
Majapahit 87%
Defying Kublai Khan and uniting a thousand islands: the Javanese empire the world forgot.
by Herald van der Linde 2024
4.40
383 ratings
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1946
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
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9k+
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India 87%
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946
4.10
9k+ ratings
Glimpses of World History
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1934
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
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2k+
Glimpses of World History Summary
Glimpses of World History 87%
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1934
4.32
2k+ ratings
The Arabs in History
by Bernard Lewis • 1950
The early Arab conquests expanded a nation, not a faith. The empire came a century later.
3.73
450
The Arabs in History Summary
The Arabs in History 87%
The early Arab conquests expanded a nation, not a faith. The empire came a century later.
by Bernard Lewis 1950
3.73
450 ratings
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
by Arun Shourie • 1995
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
4.17
243
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action Summary
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action 87%
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
by Arun Shourie 1995
4.17
243 ratings
The Crisis of Islam
by Bernard Lewis • 2003
Islamic civilization lost the world; that humiliation fuels the rage now reshaping it.
3.68
4k+
The Crisis of Islam Summary
The Crisis of Islam 87%
Islamic civilization lost the world; that humiliation fuels the rage now reshaping it.
by Bernard Lewis 2003
3.68
4k+ ratings
Iran
by Abbas Amanat • 2017
Shi'ism became Iran's state religion in 1501, creating a unique nation and centuries of conflict.
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829
Iran Summary
Iran 86%
Shi'ism became Iran's state religion in 1501, creating a unique nation and centuries of conflict.
by Abbas Amanat 2017
4.23
829 ratings
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
by V.P. Menon • 1956
Over 550 kingdoms. One new nation. The inside story of India’s impossible unification.
4.36
294
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States Summary
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States 86%
Over 550 kingdoms. One new nation. The inside story of India’s impossible unification.
by V.P. Menon 1956
4.36
294 ratings
Islam
by Karen Armstrong • 2000
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
4.04
11k+
Islam Summary
Islam 86%
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
by Karen Armstrong 2000
4.04
11k+ ratings
Modi, Muslims and Media
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar • 2014
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
3.83
125
Modi, Muslims and Media Summary
Modi, Muslims and Media 86%
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar 2014
3.83
125 ratings
India Wins Freedom
by Abul Kalam Azad • 1978
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
4.21
1k+
India Wins Freedom Summary
India Wins Freedom 86%
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
by Abul Kalam Azad 1978
4.21
1k+ ratings
Worshipping False Gods
by Arun Shourie • 1997
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
3.83
365
Worshipping False Gods Summary
Worshipping False Gods 86%
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
by Arun Shourie 1997
3.83
365 ratings
A History of Islam in 21 Women
by Hossein Kamaly • 2021
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
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501
A History of Islam in 21 Women Summary
A History of Islam in 21 Women 86%
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
by Hossein Kamaly 2021
3.38
501 ratings
Sufi Political Thought
by Milad Milani • 2019
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
Sufi Political Thought Summary
Sufi Political Thought 86%
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
by Milad Milani 2019
The Muqaddimah
by Ibn Khaldun • 1377
A 14th-century scholar mapped the hidden laws that make every dynasty rise and crumble.
4.30
5k+
The Muqaddimah Summary
The Muqaddimah 86%
A 14th-century scholar mapped the hidden laws that make every dynasty rise and crumble.
by Ibn Khaldun 1377
4.30
5k+ ratings
Defenders of the West
by Raymond Ibrahim • 2022
For a thousand years, Islam pushed into Europe. Eight forgotten warriors pushed back and won.
4.65
1k+
Defenders of the West Summary
Defenders of the West 86%
For a thousand years, Islam pushed into Europe. Eight forgotten warriors pushed back and won.
by Raymond Ibrahim 2022
4.65
1k+ ratings
Ibn Khaldun
by Robert Irwin • 2018
The 14th-century thinker who discovered why civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles.
3.68
356
Ibn Khaldun Summary
Ibn Khaldun 86%
The 14th-century thinker who discovered why civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles.
by Robert Irwin 2018
3.68
356 ratings
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis • 2001
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
3.55
4k+
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East 86%
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
by Bernard Lewis 2001
3.55
4k+ ratings
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise
by Darío Fernández-Morera • 2014
Behind the poetry of Islamic Spain lay a regime of subjugation, not the celebrated tolerance.
3.84
744
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise Summary
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise 86%
Behind the poetry of Islamic Spain lay a regime of subjugation, not the celebrated tolerance.
by Darío Fernández-Morera 2014
3.84
744 ratings
India After Gandhi
by Ramachandra Guha • 2007
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
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18k+
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi 86%
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
by Ramachandra Guha 2007
4.39
18k+ ratings
India's Wars
by Arjun Subramaniam • 2016
Four wars forged modern India. The military history its own universities still don't teach.
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515
India's Wars Summary
India's Wars 86%
Four wars forged modern India. The military history its own universities still don't teach.
by Arjun Subramaniam 2016
4.19
515 ratings
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
by Steven Runciman • 1951
Byzantine weakness, noble greed, and mass piety collided to forge a fragile Crusader kingdom.
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2k+
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1 Summary
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1 86%
Byzantine weakness, noble greed, and mass piety collided to forge a fragile Crusader kingdom.
by Steven Runciman 1951
4.29
2k+ ratings
The Crusades
by Thomas Asbridge • 2010
The Crusades told from both sides: Christian and Muslim chronicles woven into one narrative.
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7k+
The Crusades Summary
The Crusades 86%
The Crusades told from both sides: Christian and Muslim chronicles woven into one narrative.
by Thomas Asbridge 2010
4.23
7k+ ratings
Resistance
by Alastair Crooke • 2009
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
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36
Resistance Summary
Resistance 86%
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
by Alastair Crooke 2009
4.00
36 ratings
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II
by Steven Runciman • 1987
The crusaders won Jerusalem. They spent the next 87 years proving they couldn't keep it.
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940
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II Summary
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II 86%
The crusaders won Jerusalem. They spent the next 87 years proving they couldn't keep it.
by Steven Runciman 1987
4.34
940 ratings
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam
by Robert Spencer • 2001
The Qur'an's last verses cancel its peaceful ones. The Crusades were a reply, not an invasion.
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam Summary
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam 86%
The Qur'an's last verses cancel its peaceful ones. The Crusades were a reply, not an invasion.
by Robert Spencer 2001
3.89
2k+ ratings
The Anarchy
by William Dalrymple • 2019
A company raised an army, conquered India, and its hunger for profit starved a nation.
4.20
19k+
The Anarchy Summary
The Anarchy 86%
A company raised an army, conquered India, and its hunger for profit starved a nation.
by William Dalrymple 2019
4.20
19k+ ratings
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
by Winston S. Churchill • 1898
It took a frontier war for a young Churchill to understand the brutal logic of empire.
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358
The Story of the Malakand Field Force Summary
The Story of the Malakand Field Force 86%
It took a frontier war for a young Churchill to understand the brutal logic of empire.
by Winston S. Churchill 1898
3.99
358 ratings
The Finest Hotel in Kabul
by Lyse Doucet • 2025
One Kabul hotel, open since 1969: kings, communists, warlords, the Taliban. The staff never left.
4.15
3k+
The Finest Hotel in Kabul Summary
The Finest Hotel in Kabul 86%
One Kabul hotel, open since 1969: kings, communists, warlords, the Taliban. The staff never left.
by Lyse Doucet 2025
4.15
3k+ ratings
History of Modern India
by Bipan Chandra • 2009
From Mughal collapse to British conquest: how a trading company remade a subcontinent.
4.08
2k+
History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India 86%
From Mughal collapse to British conquest: how a trading company remade a subcontinent.
by Bipan Chandra 2009
4.08
2k+ ratings
In the Shadow of the Sword
by Tom Holland • 2012
Two centuries after Muhammad died, scholars wrote his life story. An empire needed a founding tale.
3.90
6k+
In the Shadow of the Sword Summary
In the Shadow of the Sword 86%
Two centuries after Muhammad died, scholars wrote his life story. An empire needed a founding tale.
by Tom Holland 2012
3.90
6k+ ratings
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal • 2019
A 40,000-woman brigade and a teen human bomb: the centuries of Indian resistance history erased.
4.24
153
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders Summary
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders 86%
A 40,000-woman brigade and a teen human bomb: the centuries of Indian resistance history erased.
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal 2019
4.24
153 ratings
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III
by Steven Runciman • 1951
Jerusalem fell. Three kings marched east. The Crusades never recovered; the end took a century.
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719
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III Summary
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III 86%
Jerusalem fell. Three kings marched east. The Crusades never recovered; the end took a century.
by Steven Runciman 1951
4.35
719 ratings
بیست و سه سال
by علی دشتی • 1974
He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.
4.01
1k+
بیست و سه سال Summary
بیست و سه سال 86%
He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.
by علی دشتی 1974
4.01
1k+ ratings
India that is Bharat
by J. Sai Deepak • 2021
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
4.42
2k+
India that is Bharat Summary
India that is Bharat 86%
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
by J. Sai Deepak 2021
4.42
2k+ ratings
The Truth About Muhammad
by Robert Spencer • 2006
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
3.88
2k+
The Truth About Muhammad Summary
The Truth About Muhammad 86%
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
by Robert Spencer 2006
3.88
2k+ ratings
Pakistan
by Anatol Lieven • 2011
Why Pakistan outlasts every prediction of its collapse: kinship, not government, runs the country.
4.12
2k+
Pakistan Summary
Pakistan 86%
Why Pakistan outlasts every prediction of its collapse: kinship, not government, runs the country.
by Anatol Lieven 2011
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
by Jack Weatherford • 2010
Genghis Khan's daughters held the Silk Road. The sons buried them; a widow rebuilt the empire.
3.93
5k+
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens Summary
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens 86%
Genghis Khan's daughters held the Silk Road. The sons buried them; a widow rebuilt the empire.
by Jack Weatherford 2010
3.93
5k+ ratings
The Persian Empire
by John W.I. Lee • 2012
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
4.10
520
The Persian Empire Summary
The Persian Empire 86%
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
by John W.I. Lee 2012
4.10
520 ratings
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. • 2019
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
4.45
245
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books Summary
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books 86%
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. 2019
4.45
245 ratings
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