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He was a particularly skilled politician. He was the first Pharaoh for example to use is own name rather than a remote artificial court name. He needed his great political skill because he was one of the great builders of ancient Egypt and needed large quantities of manpower and treasure.


Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
  • Born: June 19, 1947
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Novelist

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie FRSL is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His work, combining magical realism with historical fiction, is primarily concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, with much of his fiction being set on the Indian subcontinent.