Turkish History and Culture in India: Identity, Art and Transregional Connections

by A.C.S. Peacock

This interdisciplinary volume addresses the history, literature and material culture of peoples of Turkish origins in India over the eleventh to eighteenth centuries. Although many ruling dynasties and members of the elite in this period claimed Turkish descent, this aspect of their identity has seldom received much scholarly attention. The discussion is enriched by a focus on connections and comparisons with other parts of the broader Turko-Persian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004433260
• ISBN13: 9789004433267
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 418 Pages