| Description |
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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| 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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Chandar Bhan Brahman |
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Indo-Persian literature |
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Mughal Empire |
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munshi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-351) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Brāhman, Candar Bhān, 1614-1663 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Brāhman, Candar Bhān, 1614-1663 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Brāhman, Candar Bhān, 1614-1663 fast |
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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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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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Mogul Empire -- History -- 17th century
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India
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India -- Mogul Empire
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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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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019667428 |
| ISBN |
9780520961685 |
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0520961684 |
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0520962672 |
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0520962680 |
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9780520962675 |
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9780520962682 |
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