| Shahenshah | |
| Translator: | Vikrant Pande |
| Author: | Nagnath S. Inamdar |
| Country: | India |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction |
| Publisher: | Continental Prakashan |
| Release Date: | 1970 |
| Pages: | 715 |
| Isbn: | 9788174210616 |
Shahenshah (Marathi: शहेनशहा) is a 1970 Marathi historical fiction novel by N S Inamdar. The story is a fictional biography of the Mughal emperor Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, otherwise popularly known as Aurangzeb. Under his reign the Mughal Empire achieved its largest expansion and also saw a rapid downfall, disintegrating shortly after his death. The novel focuses on his 50-year reign and is about an Emperor who is feared by all and is extremely intelligent yet faces a heartbroken and lonely death.[1] Hence the title Shahanshah, which is a title given to emperors.[2]
The book was translated to English as "Shahenshah - The Life of Aurangzeb" by Vikrant Pande and published by Harper Perennial in 2016.[3]