| ISBN |
817824649X (hardcover) |
| 9788178246499 (hardcover) |
| Author |
Lefèvre, Corinne |
| Uniform Title |
Pouvoir impérial et élites dans l'Inde moghole de Jahangir (1605-1627). English |
| Title |
Consolidating empire : power and elites in Jahangir's India, 1605-1627 / Corinne Lefèvre ; translated from the French by Renuka George and Corinne Lefèvre |
| Edition |
South Asian edition |
| Publisher |
Ranikhet : Permanent Black, in association with Ashoka University and Pap Tagore, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 2022 |
| Physical desc. |
xviii, 603 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; colour illustrations, maps (black and white), genealogical table ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Hedgehog and fox (Series) |
| Note |
First published in French: Pouvoir impérial et élites dans l'Inde moghole de Jahangir (1605-1627), by Éditions Les Indes savantes, 2017. |
| Distributed by Orient Blackswan Private Ltd., Bangalore. |
| CB illustrations: figure 10 (In 07A.13); figure 11 (In 07A.12); figure 17 (In 07A.14); figure 18 (In 07A.5). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-592) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Prologue. The lazy king of Mughal India? Looking back on four centuries of historiography. Seventeenth-century European writings: turning a 'justo rey' into a woman's slave -- the 'world' conqueror' in Indo-Persian chronicles -- An inauspicious conjunction: from colonial historiography to modern studies -- Part 1: The business of kingship: an analysis of Jahangir's imperial discourse. From prince to emperor -- 'Ibn Akbar padshah:' ruling in the name of the fathers -- 'Jahangir': an unusual world conqueror -- 'Nur-ud-din': between devotion and spiritual leadership -- Part 2: Serving the padshah: imperial model, amiri traditions, and regional entrenchment. Political cosmopolitanism and mansabdari agency: a dialogic approach -- Old and new Iranian elites -- Duality, integration, and assimilation: Afghans and Rajputs in imperial service -- Rebellion and resistance: amiri forms of subversion -- Part 3: Sulh-i Kull in Jahangir's religious patronage -- Naqshbandis and Shaivas: and intermediate position -- Sikh and Jain communities: on the fringes of imperial patronage -- The Sufis and the new Mughal orthodoxy -- Epilogue: the 'world conqueror' and his Muslim neighbours. The Chingzi khanate of Central Asia and Mughal imperialism -- Safavid-Mughal connections -- Conclusion -- Appendices. |
| Person as subject |
Jahangir -- Emperor of Hindustan -- 1569-1627 |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A |
| Elite (Social sciences) -- Mogul Empire |
| Imperialism |
| Mogul Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography |
| Mogul Empire -- History -- 17th century |
| Added name(s) |
George, Renuka translator |
