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The Treasure Of Kafur

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Rating: 3/5 Title:  The Treasure Of Kafur Author: Aroon Raman Genre: Fiction, Literary, Indian History Pages: 400 Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN-13:  9789382616122 After reading the Shadow Princess ,  I felt the need to divulge in more of Indian history and therefore, called for this book. This is the first time I was reading Aroon Raman and was waiting to find out if we had another Amish Tripathi in our midst. Here goes the summary of this book. The story is about a boy named Dattatreya, who sets out on a perilous journey to save his grandmother, Ambu, whom the cruel  king  of Khandesh, Asaf Baig has kidnapped. The people of his kingdom are suffering due to his selfishness as he continues to demand more taxes to fill his treasury. He is also looking for the "Treasure of Kafur" which would enable him to take over the current emperor Akbar.  The treasure  was hidden years ago by  Lieutenant  Malik Kafur after  raiding  south  Indian  kingdoms.  Ambu has known