Great Books about World History you Must Read (Part I)

If you are searching for a book about world history that is insightful and interesting, then you are at the right place. Here are our top picks for the best history books of all time which you will love reading for sure.

1. Timelines of History: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped the World by DK.

Timelines of History: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped the World describes the important historical events year to year (or century to century in some instances), from prehistoric times to the modern era.

If you don’t want to read a book with only words in it, then this book is the perfect choice for you. It consists of eye-catching pictures and detailed maps to make people understand the books easily. The distinctive way of telling history will give the readers a broad overview of different eras, information about famous people, and the crux of important historical events. It is a visual guide to history that covers all important eras of history like ancient Egypt, the escalation of the Roman Empire, and details about the Qing Dynasty to the Ottoman Empire, World War II, and the recent space exploration.

2. India in the Persianate Age by Richard M. Eaton

If you want a book that tells about the rise of Islamic rule in India, then the book India in the Persianate Age by Richard M. Eaton is an ideal choice.

 India is a land with rich history and vivid culture and the arrival of Persianate culture that came with Islamic rulers shaped the history of India quite drastically. Richard M. Eaton’s book India in the Persianate Age tells about the rise of Persianate culture in India from the eleventh century to the Mughal era till the eighteenth century. The book nicely explains the intricate happenstance between India's rich Sanskrit culture that continued to flourish and grow during the mid-centuries even after the rise of Islamic rule and Persian culture, which shaped the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughal Empire, and various other small states.

3. Inglorious Empire What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor

In his book Inglorious Empire, Shashi Tharoor tries to explain the evil that arrived in India with the British right from 1757 to the end of British Rule. 

Even today many Indian believe that the arrival of the British in India was actually a boon in disguise as it helped to modernize the country but through his book, SashiTharoor debunks this myth and tells about how the British rule in India completely destroyed many facets of India including its economy which was 23% of the total GDP of the world when British arrived and by the time they have gone back, it was reduced to merely less than 1%. It further tells how the British sucked money from India and the Indians literally paid for their own oppression. This book without any doubt is an eye-opener for sure.