Imperial identity in the Mughal Empire memory and dynastic politics in early modern South and Central Asia
"Having monopolized Central Asian politics and culture for over a century, the Timurid ruling elite was forced from its ancestral homeland in Transoxiana at the turn of the sixteenth century by an invading Uzbek tribal confederation. The Timurids travelled south: establishing themselves as the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
2012
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| Series: | Library of South Asian history and culture
volume 1 |
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| Summary: | "Having monopolized Central Asian politics and culture for over a century, the Timurid ruling elite was forced from its ancestral homeland in Transoxiana at the turn of the sixteenth century by an invading Uzbek tribal confederation. The Timurids travelled south: establishing themselves as the new rulers of a region roughly comprising modern Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India, and founding what would become the Mughal Empire (1526-1857). The last survivors of the House of Timur, the Mughals drew invaluable political capital from their lineage, which was recognized for its charismatic genealogy and court culture - the features of which are examined here. By identifying Mughal loyalty to Turco-Mongol institutions and traditions, Lisa Balabanlilar here positions the Mughal dynasty at the centre of the early modern Islamic world as the direct successors of a powerful political and religious tradition." |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 216 pages ilustrations , maps 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-209) and index |
| ISBN: | 9781848857261 (hbk) 1848857268 (hbk) |