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245 10 a| Writing self, writing empireh| [electronic resource] :b| Chandar Bhan Brahman and the cultural world of the Indo-Persian state secretary /c| Rajeev Kinra.;

260 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2015];

300 a| xix, 371 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

490 1 a| South Asia across the disciplines;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-351) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : a Hindu secretary at King Shah Jahan's court -- Chandar Bhan's intellectual world : a revisionist perspective -- A mirror for Munsh's : secretarial arts and Mughal governance -- King of Delhi, king of the world : Chandar Bhan's perspective on Shah Jahan, the Mughal court, and the realm -- Writing the Mughal self : Chandar Bhan's life and letters -- Making Indo-Persian literature fresh : Chandar Bhan's poetic world -- The persistence of gossip : Chandar Bhan and the cultural memory of Mughal decline -- Conclusion : ending at just the beginning : towards a postcolonial Mughal historiography.;

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520 a| "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"--Provided by publisher.;

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Writing self, writing empire Chandar Bhan Brahman and the cultural world of the Indo-Persian state secretary / Rajeev Kinra.

Author/creator	Kinra, Rajeev
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Description	xix, 371 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Brāhman, Candar Bhān, 1614-1663--Criticism and interpretation. Authors, Indic--Mughal Empire. --Biography. Secretaries--Mughal Empire. --Biography. Persian literature--India. --History and criticism. Mughal Empire--History. --17th century.

Series	South Asia across the disciplines South Asia across the disciplines. ^A1031131
Contents	Introduction : a Hindu secretary at King Shah Jahan's court -- Chandar Bhan's intellectual world : a revisionist perspective -- A mirror for Munsh's : secretarial arts and Mughal governance -- King of Delhi, king of the world : Chandar Bhan's perspective on Shah Jahan, the Mughal court, and the realm -- Writing the Mughal self : Chandar Bhan's life and letters -- Making Indo-Persian literature fresh : Chandar Bhan's poetic world -- The persistence of gossip : Chandar Bhan and the cultural memory of Mughal decline -- Conclusion : ending at just the beginning : towards a postcolonial Mughal historiography.
Abstract	"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"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-351) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015002789
ISBN	9780520286467 (softcover)
ISBN	0520286464 (softcover)

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