UID:
almahu_9949384533302882
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 162 pages)
ISBN:
9781000546835
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1000546837
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9781000537178
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100053717X
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9781000542004
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1000542009
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9780429320101
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0429320108
Content:
This volume depicts the life and times of the Mughal emperor Jahangir in the light of his memoirs, Jahangirnama, popularly known as Tuzuk-i Jahangiri. With its fresh treatment of source material and a vivid account of historical events, the book tells the history of Jahangir's India through his intimate and confessional memoirs incorporated in the genre of Mughal manuscript painting. The work is noteworthy for its historical portraits as well as Jahangir's visual realism, his remarkable knowledge of natural history, and the perceptive and detailed descriptions of the world around him. Moving away from conventional historical writing, the book is a psychological study of an individual, his innate qualities, behavioural moves and instinctive affinities. Jahangir's memoirs reveal deeper facets of him as a person as well as a poet, aesthete, connoisseur of painting and a keen observer of nature, both human and that of the natural world. The author also includes other contemporary literature of the period that narrate Jahangir's life, such as Akbarnama, Ma'asir-i Jahangiri, Iqbalnama-i Jahangiri, Intikhab-i Jahangiri, Tatimma-i Waqi'at-i Jahangiri and Zakhirat-ul Khwanin, as well as Jesuits accounts and travelogues. He further analyses the influence of European Renaissance art on the history of Mughal paintings. A first of its kind, this book will greatly interest scholars and researchers of medieval history, Indian history, Mughal history, art history, popular culture and South Asian studies, as well as the general reader.
Note:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- List of illustrations -- 1. Jahangir -- 2. His appearance and nature -- 3. An aesthete, alive to his surroundings -- 4. Curious zoologist -- 5. Connoisseur of painting -- 6. Celebrator of diverse faiths -- 7. Justice-observing ruler -- 8. The indefatigable hunter -- 9. Graphic narrator -- 10. A man of no common ability -- 11. A modern man in the making -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Verma, Som Prakash, 1942- author. Lesser-known world of Mughal emperor Jahangir New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 ISBN 9780367076887
Language:
English
Keywords:
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DOI:
10.4324/9780429320101
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429320101
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