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The Shah Jahan Nama of 'Inayat Khan

Author : ʻInāyat Khān
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Shah Jahan Nama of 'Inayat Khan written by ʻInāyat Khān and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete English translation of a seventeenth-century Persian history of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal. Between 1628 and 1658 Shah Jahan ruled an extensive empire that stretched from Afghanistan in the west to Assam in the east. His reign has been relatively neglected in the historiography of medieval India, partly because of the inaccessibility of Persian source material and the scarcity of English translations. Richly illustrated with color plates of seventeenth-century Mughal paintings from the famous Windsor Castle manuscript of the Padshah Nama, this monumental volume will be an indipensable source for all future work on Mughal India.

The Shah Jahan Nama of 'Inayat Khan

Author : W.E.. Begley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book The Shah Jahan Nama of 'Inayat Khan written by W.E.. Begley and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Language of the Taj Mahal

Author : Michael D. Calabria
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755637879
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book The Language of the Taj Mahal written by Michael D. Calabria and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1592-1666 CE) as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631 CE), is considered exceptional in the history of world architecture.This book provides a deeper understanding of the Taj Mahal and its builder by examining its inscriptions within their architectural, historical and biographical contexts. The texts adorning the Taj Mahal comprise verses from twenty-two different chapters of the Qur'an but their meaning and significance escapes most non-Muslim visitors or those unable to read them. This book will be the first dedicated solely to the inscriptions in the monument, providing translations, commentary and interpretation of the texts. As well as offering a unique approach to the study of the building, the book uses the inscriptions to expound the foundational elements of Islam, the faith of Shah Jahan and also what the Taj Mahal still means today.

The Emperor Who Never Was

Author : Supriya Gandhi
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674987292
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The Emperor Who Never Was written by Supriya Gandhi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dara Shukoh was the heir-apparent to the Mughal throne in 1659, when he was executed by his brother Aurangzeb. Today Dara is lionized in South Asia, while Aurangzeb, who presided over the beginnings of imperial disintegration, is scorned. Supriya Gandhi’s nuanced biography asks whether the story really would have been different with Dara in power.

Shah Jahan

Author : Muni Lal
Publisher : Vikas Publishing House Private
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Shah Jahan written by Muni Lal and published by Vikas Publishing House Private. This book was released on 1986 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shah Jahan

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385223997
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Shah Jahan written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-18 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

War and Society in Afghanistan

Author : Kaushik Roy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199089442
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book War and Society in Afghanistan written by Kaushik Roy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph analyses the rhythms of war and the geopolitical significance of Afghanistan with a focus on the interrelated concepts of weak/rentier state, great power rivalry, and counter-insurgency. It analyses why the Mughals, the British, the Soviets, and the Americans won the conventional wars in Afghanistan but were defeated in the unconventional ones. It takes a comprehensive view of the history of the region and provides a political and military narrative of conventional and unconventional war in Afghanistan during the last five centuries. It, therefore, covers wide ranging aspects such as empire building and military operations in Afghanistan in the pre-modern period, regular and irregular warfare in Afghanistan during the British era, the Russian intervention and the emergence of the fragile 'rentier state' after the world war, and the American and NATO activities and the nature of on-going war in light of the recent debates on the changing character of war in the twenty-first century. With a special emphasis on ecology, terrain, and logistics, this book explores the trajectory of state building and contextualizes the Afghan 'problem' as part of the wider struggle among the great powers for controlling the 'heart' of Eurasia.

Writing Self, Writing Empire

Author : Rajeev Kinra
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520961684
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Writing Self, Writing Empire written by Rajeev Kinra and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s new open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. 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. As a high-caste Hindu who worked for a series of Muslim monarchs and other officials, forming powerful friendships along the way, Chandar Bhan’s experience bears vivid testimony to the pluralistic atmosphere of the Mughal court, particularly during the reign of Shah Jahan, the celebrated builder of the Taj Mahal. But his widely circulated and emulated works also touch on a range of topics central to our understanding of the court’s literary, mystical, administrative, and ethical cultures, while his letters and autobiographical writings provide tantalizing examples of early modern Indo-Persian modes of self-fashioning. Chandar Bhan’s oeuvre is a valuable window onto a crucial, though surprisingly neglected, period of Mughal cultural and political history.

Islamic Gardens and Landscapes

Author : D. Fairchild Ruggles
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812207289
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Islamic Gardens and Landscapes written by D. Fairchild Ruggles and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world of the architects of the great gardens of the Islamic world, from medieval Morocco to contemporary India. Just as Islamic culture is historically dense, sophisticated, and complex, so too is the history of its built landscapes. Islamic gardens began from the practical need to organize the surrounding space of human civilization, tame nature, enhance the earth's yield, and create a legible map on which to distribute natural resources. Ruggles follows the evolution of these early farming efforts to their aristocratic apex in famous formal gardens of the Alhambra in Spain and the Taj Mahal in Agra. Whether in a humble city home or a royal courtyard, the garden has several defining characteristics, which Ruggles discusses. Most notable is an enclosed space divided into four equal parts surrounding a central design element. The traditional Islamic garden is inwardly focused, usually surrounded by buildings or in the form of a courtyard. Water provides a counterpoint to the portioned green sections. Ranging across poetry, court documents, agronomy manuals, and early garden representations, and richly illustrated with pictures and site plans, Islamic Gardens and Landscapes is a book of impressive scope sure to interest scholars and enthusiasts alike.

Architecture of Mughal India

Author : Catherine Blanshard Asher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521267281
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Architecture of Mughal India written by Catherine Blanshard Asher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-09-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development and spread of architecture under the Mughal emperors who ruled the Indian subcontinent from the early-16th to the mid-19th centuries. The book considers the entire scope of architecture built under the auspices of the imperial Mughals and their subjects.

Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture

Author : Subhash Parihar
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788170173816
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture written by Subhash Parihar and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -----------

The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th –18th Century)

Author : Hakim Sameer Hamdani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000365255
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th –18th Century) written by Hakim Sameer Hamdani and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the historical identity of Kashmir within the context of Islamic religious architecture between early fourteenth and mid-eighteenth century. It presents a framework of syncretism within which the understanding of this architectural tradition acquires new dimensions and possibilities in the region. In a first, the volume provides a detailed overview of the origin and development of Islamic sacred architecture while contextualizing it within the history of Islam in Kashmir. Covering the entirety of Muslim rule in the region, the book throws light on Islamic religious architecture introduced with the establishment of the Muslim Sultanate in the early fourteenth century, and focuses on both monumental and vernacular architecture. It examines the establishment of new styles in architecture, including ideas, materials and crafts introduced by non-Kashmiri missionaries in the late-fourteenth to fifteenth century. Further, it discusses how the Mughals viewed Kashmir and embellished the land with their architectural undertakings, coupled with encounters between Kashmir’s native culture, with its identity and influences introduced by Sufis arriving from the medieval Persianate world. The book also highlights the transition of the traditional architecture to a pan-Islamic image in the post-Independence period. With its rich illustrations, photographs and drawings, this book will interest students, researchers, and professionals in architecture studies, cultural and heritage studies, visual and art history, religion, Islamic studies and South Asian studies. It will also be useful to professional architecture institutes, public libraries, museums, cultural and heritage bodies as well as the general reader interested in the architectural and cultural history of South Asia.

Concise General Knowledge

Author : Rajeev Garg
Publisher : S. Chand Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9352716841
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book Concise General Knowledge written by Rajeev Garg and published by S. Chand Publishing. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crisp and updated content according to the current trend of various competitive examinations like SSC-CGL, Railway Recruitment Board exams, IBPS and others. Timeline is coverd up to 2018 in History section (first time in any G.K. book) and many unique boxes. Many additional boxes and important text based on various competitive exams. Many unique in formations in the Geography section. Special coverage of Union Budget 2018-19, Demonetisation, GST and Cryptocurrency in the economics section. Important facts are incorporated in Box, Tables and Charts. Mnemonics are given along with the content for quick revision. Relevant diagrams are given in Science and Geography section for better understanding of the concepts.

Mughal Arcadia

Author : Sunil Sharma
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674975855
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Mughal Arcadia written by Sunil Sharma and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Lingua Persica -- Mughal Persian literary culture -- The Mughal discovery of India -- Celebrating imperial cities -- Mughal Arcadia -- Conclusion: Paradise lost

Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750

Author : Kaushik Roy
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1780938136
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750 written by Kaushik Roy and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A substantial amount of work has been carried out to explore the military systems of Western Europe during the early modern era, but the military trajectories of the Asian states have received relatively little attention. This study provides the first comparative study of the major Asian empires' military systems and explores the extent of the impact of West European military transition on the extra-European world. Kaushik Roy conducts a comparative analysis of the armies and navies of the large agrarian bureaucratic empires of Asia, focusing on the question of how far the Asian polities were able to integrate gunpowder weapons in their military systems. Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750 offers important insights into the common patterns in war making across the region, and the impact of firearms and artillery.

Shah Jahan and His Paradise on Earth

Author : Kobita Sarker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Shah Jahan and His Paradise on Earth written by Kobita Sarker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

War and State-Building in Afghanistan

Author : Scott Gates
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147257219X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book War and State-Building in Afghanistan written by Scott Gates and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mughals, British and Soviets all failed to subjugate Afghanistan, failures which offer valuable lessons for today. Taking a long historical perspective from 1520 to 2012, this volume examines the Mughal, British, Soviet and NATO efforts in Afghanistan, drawing on new archives and a synthesis of previous counter-insurgency experiences. Special emphasis is given to ecology, terrain and logistics to explain sub-conventional operations and state-building in Afghanistan. War and State-Building in Modern Afghanistan provides an overall synthesis of British, Russian, American and NATO military activities in Afghanistan, which directly links past experiences to the current challenges. These timely essays are particularly relevant to contemporary debates about NATO's role in Afghanistan; do the war and state-building policies currently employed by NATO forces undercut or enhance a political solution? The essays in this volume introduce new historical perspectives on this debate, and will prove illuminating reading for students and scholars interested in military history, the history of warfare, international relations and comparative politics.