Writing the Mughal World: Studies on Culture and Politics

by Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Book Overview

Between the mid-sixteenth and early nineteenth century, the Mughal Empire was an Indo-Islamic dynasty that ruled as far as Bengal in the east and Kabul in the west, as high as Kashmir in the north and the Kaveri basin in the south. The Mughals constructed a sophisticated, complex system of government that facilitated an era of profound artistic and architectural achievement. They promoted the place of Persian culture in Indian society and set the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231158114
• ISBN13: 9780231158114
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher