Artists and a Disappearing Dog by Iszi Lawrence

Author:Iszi Lawrence
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781801997355
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2025-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

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1. The Mughal Emperor Akbar (1542-1605) probably had dyslexia, which made reading hard for him. Despite this, he loved books and had people read to him. He also had stories written down and decorated with pictures, like the Baburnama, a book about his family; the Tutinama ‘Tales of the Parrot’ about a gossiping parrot who causes trouble; and the Razmnama, a book explaining the myths and beliefs of the Hindu people he ruled.

2. The zenana was the part of a house where the women in a Muslim family lived in the Indian subcontinent. In Emperor Akbar’s household, the zenana was huge, with over 5,000 noble women and servants! Akbar was the only man allowed to go inside.

3. During the Mughal Dynasty, women called urdubegis were trained to protect the Emperor and the women in the zenana. They were warriors chosen from different places, like Kashmir, Turkey and Africa. Some were bought as slaves and trained to fight using weapons like bows and lances. The Emperor spent a lot of time in the zenana, so the urdubegis also protcted him.

4. Akbar had around 32,000 war elephants. They were used in battle to break enemy lines with their size and ferocity. Archers shot from platforms mounted on elephants and generals rode elephants so they could oversee the battle. They hauled cannon and rockets to the battlefield. Elephants used their heads and tusks to batter

5. Robert Clive (1725-1774) was a soldier from England who helped the British East India company win important battles like the Battle of Plassey. He made the British very powerful in India and he later became Governor of Bengal. The rules he enforced were likely to blame for how bad the famines got. Millions of people died. He also took a lot of treasure from India, making himself incredibly

6. A mahout is the name for a person who works with, rides, and looks after an elephant.

7. A rambutan is a red, furry, tropical fruit that tastes a bit like a grape and a lychee.

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