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The tale of the horse: a history of India on horseback

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9389109914 (hardcover)
ISBN	9789389109917 (hardcover)
Author	Chandra, Yashaswini
Title	The tale of the horse : a history of India on horseback / Yashawini Chandra
Publisher	New Delhi : Picador India, 2021
Physical desc.	xi, 297 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Note	CB illustrations: [plates page 6] (In 03.25).
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and index.
Contents	Prologue: In horse country -- Part 1: The horse in India. Droves after droves of horses -- The sea horse -- The fine horses bred in different parts of the country -- The Mughals on horseback -- Part 2: The Rajput and their horse. Cattle rustlers and horse raiders -- The romance of the horse in Rajasthan -- Colonel Tod and his horse warriors -- Part 3: The horse at the desert frontier. Bandits at the horse fair -- Soldiers, slaves, stable hands and bridegrooms -- Epilogue: The horse as a fable.
Subject	Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 03
	Horses -- India -- History
	Horses in art

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