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This history documents the exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the early Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars. These cross-cultural encounters engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. Many Sanskrit works were translated into Pers...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Truschke, Audrey (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Series:South Asia across the disciplines.
Subjects:
Sanskrit language > History.
Sanskrit language > Usage.
Sanskrit language > Knowledge.
Sanskrit language > Etymology.
Sanscrit (Langue) > Histoire.
Sanscrit (Langue) > Étymologie.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Miscellaneous.
Courts and courtiers.
Intellectual life.
Sanskrit language.
Mogul Empire > Intellectual life.
Mogul Empire > Court and courtiers.
Empire moghol > Vie intellectuelle.
Empire moghol > Cours et courtisans.
India > Mogul Empire.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This history documents the exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the early Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars. These cross-cultural encounters engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. Many Sanskrit works were translated into Persian, elevating the political position of Brahmans and Jains and cultivating a voracious appetite for Indian writings throughout the Mughal world. The first book to read these Sanskrit and Persian works in tandem, 'Culture of Encounters' recasts the Mughal Empire as a polyglot polity that collaborated with its Indian subjects to envision its sovereignty.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231540971
0231540973

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