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  • India

    5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent

    A dazzling new history of the Indian subcontinent and its diverse peoples in global context—from antiquity to todayMuch of world history is Indian history. Home today to one in four people, the subcontinent has long been densely populated and deeply connected to Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas through migration and trade. In this magisterial history, Audrey Truschke tells the fascinating ... Leer más

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  • Aurangzeb

    The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King

    The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. Widely reviled as a religious fanatic who sought to violently oppress Hindus, he is even blamed by some for setting into motion conflicts that would result in the creation of a separate Muslim state in South Asia. In her lively overview of his life and influence, Audrey Truschke offers a clear-eyed perspective on ... Leer más

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  • Aurangzeb

    The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King

    A biography of the notorious Mughal emperor: "An important effort for discussions around Muslim-Hindu encounters and . . . pre-modern/early modern India." ― Reading ReligionThe Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. Widely reviled as a religious fanatic who sought to violently oppress Hindus, he is even blamed by some for setting into motion conflicts that ... Leer más

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  • The Language of History

    Sanskrit Narratives of Indo-Muslim Rule

    For over five hundred years, Muslim dynasties ruled parts of northern and central India, starting with the Ghurids in the 1190s through the fracturing of the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century. Scholars have long drawn upon works written in Persian and Arabic about this epoch, yet they have neglected the many histories that India’s learned elite wrote about Indo-Muslim rule in Sanskrit. ... Leer más

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  • Culture of Encounters

    Sanskrit at the Mughal Court

    Series series South Asia Across the Disciplines
    Culture of Encounters documents the fascinating exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars, which engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. This history begins with the invitation of Brahman and Jain intellectuals to King Akbar's court in the 1560s, then details the numerous Mughal-backed texts they ... Leer más

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  • The Language of History

    Sanskrit Narratives of Indo-Muslim Rule

    For over five hundred years, Muslim dynasties ruled parts of northern and central India, starting with the Ghurids in the 1190s through the fracturing of the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century. Scholars have long drawn upon works written in Persian and Arabic about this epoch, yet they have neglected the many histories that India’s learned elite wrote about Indo-Muslim rule in Sanskrit. ... Leer más

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  • Audiolibro

    India

    5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent

    Narrado por Audrey Truschke ...

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    24 hora 4 minutos

    Much of world history is Indian history. Home today to one in four people, the subcontinent has long been densely populated and deeply connected to Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas through migration and trade. In this magisterial history, Audrey Truschke tells the fascinating story of the region historically known as India—which includes today’s India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and parts of ... Leer más

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  • India

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    Series series Encounters with Asia
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  • The Aga Khan Case

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  • Indian Sufism since the Seventeenth Century

    Saints, Books and Empires in the Muslim Deccan

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