Displaying 1 of 1 2001 Format: Book Author: Moseley, James. Title: The ninth jewel of the Mughal crown : the Birbal tales from the oral traditions of India / written and illustrated by James Moseley. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: Pasadena, CA : Summerwind Marketing, ©2001. Description: 153 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm Summary: A collection of twenty-eight tales about Birbal, the wise minister to Akbar, Mughal emperor of sixteenth-century India. Subjects: Birbal, 1528-1586 -- Legends. Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605 -- Legends. Tales -- India -- Juvenile literature. Legends -- India -- Juvenile literature. Folklore -- India -- Juvenile literature. Mogul Empire -- History -- Juvenile literature. India -- History -- 1526-1765 -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Legends. Notes: "Volume 1"--Jacket. Contents: The Ninth Jewel -- How Akbar Met Birbal -- Mahesh Das Seeks His Fortune -- The Justice Bell -- Birbal the Judge -- The First Case: The Mango Tree -- The Second Case: The False Mother -- The Third Case: The Shape of a Diamond -- The Fourth Case: The King's Mustache -- The Queen's Plot -- Birbal and the Pampered Queen -- Gallows of Gold -- Duck Soup -- The Patron of the Arts -- Fate -- The Donkey's Haircut -- Birbal and the Persian Shah -- Cats -- Birbal and the Seller of Oil -- Currying Favor -- Greater Than God? -- The Swindling Sadhu -- Birbal and the Crows -- The Thief's Stick -- Neither Here Nor There -- Heaven's Gifts -- The Egg Hunt -- Birbal and the King of Afghanistan -- Birbal's Journey to Paradise -- The Legend of Birbal Endures -- Historical Note: The Real Akbar -- Historical Note: The Real Birbal -- The End of Birbal. LCCN: 00092689 ISBN: 0970444710 9780970444714 0970444710 Other Number: 46819137 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 100722 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 398.20954 Moseley Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
