The Mughals of India
Mukhia, Harbans
The Mughals of India / Harbans Mukhia - New Delhi : Blackwell Pub., ©2004. - xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Peoples of Asia. .
Chronology of Emperors --
Introduction --
For conquest and governance: legitimacy, religion and political culture --
Etiquette and empire --
The world of the Mughal family --
Folklore and Mughal Court culture --
Glossary.
"The Mughals of India explores the grandest and longest lasting empire in Indian history. This book examines the Mughal presence in India from 1526 to the mid-eighteenth century through four new entry points: the sources of the Mughal state's legitimacy; the evolution and meaning of court etiquette; the world of the imperial Mughal family; and the interaction between folklore and court culture." "Based upon a wide range of sources - court chronicles, official documents, poetry, paintings, travellers' accounts, bazaar gossip and folktales - the book takes account of both the tensions and harmonies within the court and the durability of the empire's structures, together with the transient moments of the Mughal's world and its lasting legacy in today's India."--Jacket.
9788126518777
Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. :E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi
History
History of Asia
4 India & neighboring south Asian countries;
Mogul Empire -- History.
India -- History -- 1526-1765.
India -- Mogul Empire.
Mogulreich.
Geschichte 1526-1765.
--Mogul Empire
954.025 MUK
The Mughals of India / Harbans Mukhia - New Delhi : Blackwell Pub., ©2004. - xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Peoples of Asia. .
Chronology of Emperors --
Introduction --
For conquest and governance: legitimacy, religion and political culture --
Etiquette and empire --
The world of the Mughal family --
Folklore and Mughal Court culture --
Glossary.
"The Mughals of India explores the grandest and longest lasting empire in Indian history. This book examines the Mughal presence in India from 1526 to the mid-eighteenth century through four new entry points: the sources of the Mughal state's legitimacy; the evolution and meaning of court etiquette; the world of the imperial Mughal family; and the interaction between folklore and court culture." "Based upon a wide range of sources - court chronicles, official documents, poetry, paintings, travellers' accounts, bazaar gossip and folktales - the book takes account of both the tensions and harmonies within the court and the durability of the empire's structures, together with the transient moments of the Mughal's world and its lasting legacy in today's India."--Jacket.
9788126518777
Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. :E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi
History
History of Asia
4 India & neighboring south Asian countries;
Mogul Empire -- History.
India -- History -- 1526-1765.
India -- Mogul Empire.
Mogulreich.
Geschichte 1526-1765.
--Mogul Empire
954.025 MUK
