Hajj across empires : pilgrimage and political culture after the Mughals, 1739-1857 /

"A highly original new history of Muslim political culture across the Indian Ocean from 1739 to 1857. Examining South Asian connections with the Middle East, Rishad Choudhury draws on research in multilingual sources and archives to reveal the imperial entanglements of the hajj pilgrimage to Me...

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Main Author: Choudhury, Rishad, 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : New York ; Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Series:Asian connections (Series) ; 14.
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Summary:"A highly original new history of Muslim political culture across the Indian Ocean from 1739 to 1857. Examining South Asian connections with the Middle East, Rishad Choudhury draws on research in multilingual sources and archives to reveal the imperial entanglements of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca"--
Physical Description:xxi, 351 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24cm
Awards:AAS: Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize, 2026
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009253703
1009253700
9781009253666
1009253662