Mughal India and Central Asia

Name: Mughal India and Central Asia
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ISBN: 9780195795707

ISBN-10: 0195795709

ISBN-13: 9780195795707

Edition: 2001

Authors: Richard Foltz

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Mughal India and Central Asia explores the Central Asian element in the formation of the civilization of Mughal India, focusing on the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The culture of the Mughal Empire is seen to be a composite of indigenous and foreign elements, many of which originated, like the Mughal rulers themselves, in Central Asia. The author argues that the Muslim societies of the pre-colonial period in Asia should be studied in terms of their own self-perceptions, and not simply as backward projections of modern day realities and notions.

Book details

List price: $13.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/30/0002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long
Weight: 0.528

Richard Foltz is Professor and Founding Director of the Centre for Iranian Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. A specialist in Iranian Studies, his research also focuses on the relationship between religion and nature, and on Muslim civilizations in general. He has lectured extensively in both America and the Middle East, and is the recipient of several scholarships and awards.His published books include Religions of the Silk Road (Macmillan, 2000) and Mughal India and Central Asia (Oxford University Press, 1998); he is also the author of numerous book chapters and journal articles, and has contributed to the Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature (Continuum, 2004).



Acknowledgements


Abbreviations


Preface


A Note on the Definition of 'Central Asia'


Introduction



Perso-Islamic Society


The Prestige of Perso-Islamic Elite Culture


A Three-Way Political Contest


Trade and Shared Economy


The Mental Geography of Asian Muslims


Tracing the Interchange



The Timurid Legacy and Turko-Mongol Identity


The Uzbek Khans


The Mughals' Timurid and Turko-Mongol Self-Identity


Foreign Recognition of the Mughals' Timurid Legitimacy


Legitimacy and Prestige Accorded to Uzbek Rulers


Mutual Perceptions


Rulers' Views of Their Mutual Relationship


Turkishness



Diplomatic, Military, and Commercial Connections


Diplomatic Exchanges


Uzbeks Entering Mughal Service


Merchants


Goods and Gifts



Cultural Interchange


Literary Contacts


Arts of the Book


Religious Sciences


Astronomy, Mathematics, and Medicine


Music


Sports


Architecture



The Naqshbandiyya and the Mughals



Travelogues



Thoughts and Acts of the Mughal Emperors Regarding Central Asia


The Thoughts of Individual Emperors


The Balkh Campaigns


Other Mughal Acts


Conclusions: The Eastern Islamic World



Biographical References for Important Central Asians in Mughal India


Bibliography


Index