| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 371 pages) |
| Series |
South Asia across the disciplines
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South Asia across the disciplines.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : a Hindu secretary at King Shah Jahan's court -- Chandar Bhan's intellectual world : a revisionist perspective -- A mirror for Munsh's : secretarial arts and Mughal governance -- King of Delhi, king of the world : Chandar Bhan's perspective on Shah Jahan, the Mughal court, and the realm -- Writing the Mughal self : Chandar Bhan's life and letters -- Making Indo-Persian literature fresh : Chandar Bhan's poetic world -- The persistence of gossip : Chandar Bhan and the cultural memory of Mughal decline -- Conclusion : ending at just the beginning : towards a postcolonial Mughal historiography. |
| Summary |
"Writing Self, Writing Empire examines the life, career, and writings of the Mughal state secretary, or Munshi, Chandar Bhan 'Brahman' (d. c.1670), one of the great Indo-Persian poets and prose stylists of early modern South Asia. Chandar Bhan's life spanned the reigns of four different emperors, Akbar (1556-1605), Jahangir (1605-1627), Shah Jahan (1628-1658), and Aurangzeb 'Alamgir (1658-1707), the last of the 'Great Mughals' whose courts dominated the culture and politics of the subcontinent at the height of the empire's power, territorial reach, and global influence"--Provided by publisher. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Brāhman, Candar Bhān, 1614-1663 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Bra⁺ѕhman, Candar Bha⁺ѕn, 1614-1663 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
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Authors, Indic -- Mogul Empire -- Biography.
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Secretaries -- Mogul Empire -- Biography.
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Persian literature -- India -- History and criticism.
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Mogul Empire -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Poetry.
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Electronic books.
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Poetry.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kinra, Rajeev. Writing self, writing empire. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] 9780520286467 (DLC) 2015002789 (OCoLC)903363379 |
| ISBN |
9780520961685 (electronic bk.) |
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0520961684 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520962675 (electronic bk.) |
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0520962672 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520962682 (electronic bk.) |
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0520962680 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520286467 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0520286464 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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