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1 online resource (1 electronic resource (xix, 371 pages)) |
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South Asia across the disciplines |
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South Asia across the disciplines.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-351). |
| 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 |
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Print version record; resource not viewed. |
| Language |
English. |
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Brhman, Candar Bhn, 1614-1663 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Brhman, Candar Bhn, 1614-1663 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Brhman, Candar Bhn, 1614-1663
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Authors, Indic -- Mogul Empire -- Biography.
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Persian literature -- India -- History and criticism.
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Secretaries -- Mogul Empire -- Biography.
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Mogul Empire -- History -- 17th century.
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Écrivains de l'Inde -- Empire moghol -- Biographies.
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Littérature persane -- Inde -- Histoire et critique.
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Secrétaires -- Empire moghol -- Biographies.
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Empire moghol -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
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Biography and True Stories.
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Biography: general.
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Humanities.
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Literary theory.
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Literature and literary studies.
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Literature: history and criticism.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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Authors, Indic
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Persian literature
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Secretaries
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India https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmdx47cDXrRhBXHtbvPwC
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India -- Mogul Empire
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1699
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| Indexed Term |
Chandar Bhan Brahman |
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Indo-Persian literature |
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Mughal Empire |
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munshi |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry |
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Biography |
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poetry.
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Biographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Poetry
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Poetry.
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Biographies.
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Poésie.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kinra, Rajeev. Writing self, writing empire. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] 9780520961685 (DLC) 2015002789 |
| ISBN |
9780520961685 (electronic bk.) |
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0520961684 (ebook) |
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0520962672 (pdf) |
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0520962680 (kindle) |
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9780520962675 (pdf) |
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9780520962682 (kindle) |
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0520286464 (softcover) |
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9780520286467 (softcover) |
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9789384092696 (Primus Books hardcover) |
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DEBBG BV044052884 |
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DKDLA 820120-katalog:999911120105765 |
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GBVCP 1008664871 |
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AU@ 000062702869 |
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