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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half-title ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Dedication ; Table of contents ; List of Figures and Maps ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Distant Threats, Local Schemes ; The Fiction of Unity ; Who were these ''Wahhabis?'' ; Retrieving the Local |
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Liberal Empire meets Namak Halal Chapter 1 The Fear of Itinerant Muslims ; Context and Connectivity ; Great Game Politics ; Why the Deccan? ; Suspicious-Looking Travelers ; The Nellore Detainees ; Conclusion ; Chapter 2 Prince Mubariz ud-Daula: Rebel, Reformer and Mastermind |
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Unpaid Arabs and Afghans Prince Mubariz ud-Daula's Early Agitations ; Mubariz the Wahhabi ; Ra'isul Muslimin (Leader of the Muslims) ; Seducing the Troops ; Conclusion ; Chapter 3 A Fondness for Military Display: Weapons, Wahhabis, and the Conquest of Kurnool ; Early Troubles |
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Crimes of Ghulam Rasul Khan The Smoking Gun ; Whimsical Passions ; Conclusion ; Chapter 4 A Diamond in the Trough: Lessons from the Fall of Abbas Ali Khan ; The Alleged Crimes of Abbas Ali Khan ; Ali Khan Speaks ; Cutcherry Politics ; Conclusion |
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Chapter 5 Slaying Men with Faces of Women: The Trial of Sayyid Shah Modin Qadiri A State of High Alert ; The Initial Accusations ; Trial before a Magistrate ; Through Lewin's Eyes ; Conclusion ; Conclusions ; The Patronage Order ; The Information Order ; The Voice of Reason? |
| Summary |
As the British prepared for war in Afghanistan in 1839, rumours spread of a Muslim conspiracy based in India's Deccan region. Colonial officials were convinced that itinerant preachers of jihad - whom they labelled 'Wahhabis' - were collaborating with Russian and Persian armies and inspiring Muslim princes to revolt. Officials detained and interrogated Muslim travellers, conducted weapons inspections at princely forts, surveyed mosques, and ultimately annexed territories of the accused. Using untapped archival materials, Chandra Mallampalli describes how local intrigues, often having little to do with 'religion', manufactured belief in a global conspiracy against British rule. By skilfully narrating stories of the alleged conspirators, he shows how fears of the dreaded 'Wahhabi' sometimes prompted colonial authorities to act upon thin evidence, while also inspiring Muslim plots against princes not of their liking. At stake were not only questions about Muslim loyalty, but also the very ideals of a liberal empire |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Muslims -- India -- Deccan -- History -- 19th century
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Paranoia -- Political aspects -- India -- Deccan -- History -- 19th century
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Conspiracies -- India -- Deccan -- History -- 19th century
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Allegiance -- India -- Deccan -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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Allegiance
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Conspiracies
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Ethnic relations
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Muslims
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Paranoia -- Political aspects
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Politics and government
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Deccan (India) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century
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Deccan (India) -- Politics and government -- History -- 19th century
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India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064915
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India
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India -- Deccan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108178136 |
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1108178138 |
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1108177441 |
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9781108177443 |
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9781108164634 |
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1108164633 |
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9781108175401 |
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1108175406 |
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