Writing self, writing empire : Chandar Bhan Brahman and the cultural world of the Indo-Persian state secretary /

"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 di...

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Egile nagusia: Kinra, Rajeev (Egilea)
Formatua: Baliabide elektronikoa eBook
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Argitaratua: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Saila:South Asia across the disciplines.
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Gaia:"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.
Deskribapen fisikoa:1 online resource (395 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520961685