The Treasure of Kafur--------pan macmillan
Hindustan, 1580 AD. The Mughal Emperor Akbar is at the height of
his power, seemingly invincible. But twenty years of war have earned him
many enemies, and rebellion is brewing, led by Asaf Baig, the
tyrannical ruler of Khandesh. Baig has stumbled on the knowledge that
the fabulous lost treasure of Malik Kafur, that will guarantee victory
to Akbar’s enemies, is known to an old woman called Ambu.
Baig kidnaps Ambu to wrest the knowledge of the treasure from her;
but her twenty-year-old grandson, Dattatreya, escapes and flees across
Hindustan to enlist the help of the the one person who has the most
reason to stop Baig – the Mughal Emperor himself.
Staying one step ahead of capture and death, Datta is swept up in a
world of kings and warrior princesses, of uncommon friendships and an
implacable evil; and a desperate race against time to save his
grandmother – and the Empire.
Aroon Raman, national bestselling author of The Shadow Throne, now
brings us a riveting saga of action and adventure set in Mughal India.