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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التنسيق: | الكتروني كتاب الكتروني |
اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2015]
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سلاسل: | South Asia across the disciplines.
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الملخص: | "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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وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (395 pages) : illustrations. |
بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ردمك: | 9780520961685 |