The courts of the Deccan sultanates : living well in the Persian cosmopolis /
The Courts of the Deccan Sultanates In the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, courtliness was crucial to the political and cultural life of the Deccan. Divided between six states competing for territory, resources and skills, the medieval and early modern Deccan was a region of striking ethnic,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | The Courts of the Deccan Sultanates In the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, courtliness was crucial to the political and cultural life of the Deccan. Divided between six states competing for territory, resources and skills, the medieval and early modern Deccan was a region of striking ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity. People used multi-faceted trans-regional networks, mercantile, kinship, friendship and intellectua, to move across the Persian-speaking world and to find employment at the Deccan courts. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-310) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108481939 1108481930 |