The emperor Jahangir : power and kingship in mughal india /
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Historical sources and the story of Jahangir
- The Vaqa'i and the Jahangirnama
- About this book
- Part One. Salim Mirza, 1569-1605
- 1. The prince
- The Timurid-Mughal dynasty
- Birth of a prince
- Childhood
- 2. The rebel
- Insurrection
- Salim Padshah
- Resolution
- Part Two. The Emperor Jahangir, 1605-8
- 3. The new king
- Consolidating kingship
- Legitimate rule
- His father's footsteps
- Religious policies
- The twelve decrees and the chain of justice
- 4. Filial rebellion
- Khusraw's revolt
- The aftermath of princely revolt
- Babur's Kabul
- Part Three. Agra, 1608-13
- 5. Relationships at the royal court
- The nobility
- Gifting
- Viewings and interactions
- The wine of loyalty
- Punishment and clemency
- 6. Divine kingship and the imperial cult
- The Majalis
- Images of the divine
- 7. International diplomacy and war
- Europe
- The Ottomans, Uzbeks and Safavids
- The Deccan and Malik Ambar
- 8. Love and marriage
- Marriage and the Mughal prince
- Salim in love
- Part Four. Elegant nomad, 1613-21
- 9. The peripatetic court
- Ajmer and the campaign against Mewar
- The walking commonwealth
- The fruits of empire
- 10. The itinerant king
- From garden to garden
- Touring and hunting
- Gujarat and the sea
- An Enlightenment king of the east
- Pilgrimage, shrines and holy men
- Part Five. Kingship in crisis, 1619-27
- 11. Golden days
- Kangra
- Sikri, Agra and the road north
- Poetry at the Mughal court
- Nur Jahan, Padshah Begim
- 12. Rising crises
- Threats to power and kingship
- A secretary's tale of filial revolt
- Muhammad Hadi
- The rebellion of Mahabat Khan
- The death of the king
- Conclusion
- Remembering Jahangir
- Native son
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.