The life of one of Asia’s greatest rulers is to come under the spotlight at the University of Bath.
Author and academic Nicholas Fogg will talk about Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the 16th century Moghul Emperor, in a public lecture on 17 June.
He said: “Akbar was only 13-years-old when he succeeded as Moghul Emperor in 1556. He proved as ruthless a ruler as his forebearers.
“He was a brilliant administrator of his vast empire, an absolute ruler who delegated his powers.
“He built great public works and devised fair and efficient methods of taxation.”
Nicholas Fogg is a Fellow of Queen’s University in Ontario and a former consultant to the Harvard University School of Government.
An accredited freelancer with The Times and The Guardian, he has lectured in the Distinguished Writers series at the Shakespeare Festival at Stratford, Ontario.
His most recent book, A Town at War, was published by the History Press in April. His next one will deal with the astonishing impact of the Jesuit mission to the East (including the Court of Akbar) in the 16th century. His 65,000 word paper Optimism with the Facts, on the prospects for peace in historic Palestine, was published in February.
Nicholas also founded the Marlborough International Jazz Festival and is Mayor of the town.
His lecture is the last in the current series of the General University Lecture Programme (GULP).
It is free and open to the public, starts at 5:15pm and will be held in Lecture Theatre 8 West 3.22.
Admission and parking is free in the west car park at the Claverton Campus.