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Title

Writing self, writing empire

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  • Monograph
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  • Brāhman, Candar Bhān, 1614-1663--Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
  • Mughal Empire--History--17th century (LCSH)
  • Secretaries--Mughal Empire (LCSH)
  • Persian literature--India--History and criticism (LCSH)
  • Authors, Indic--Mughal Empire (LCSH)

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Summary

"Writing Self, Writing Empire examines the life, career, and writings of the Mughal state secretary, or Munshi, Chandar Bhan 'Brahman' (d. c.1670), one of the great Indo-Persian poets and prose stylists of early modern South Asia. Chandar Bhan's life spanned the reigns of four different emperors, Akbar (1556-1605), Jahangir (1605-1627), Shah Jahan (1628-1658), and Aurangzeb 'Alamgir (1658-1707), the last of the 'Great Mughals' whose courts dominated the culture and politics of the subcontinent at the height of the empire's power, territorial reach, and global influence"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction : a Hindu secretary at King Shah Jahan's court -- Chandar Bhan's intellectual world : a revisionist perspective -- A mirror for Munsh's : secretarial arts and Mughal governance -- King of Delhi, king of the world : Chandar Bhan's perspective on Shah Jahan, the Mughal court, and the realm -- Writing the Mughal self : Chandar Bhan's life and letters -- Making Indo-Persian literature fresh : Chandar Bhan's poetic world -- The persistence of gossip : Chandar Bhan and the cultural memory of Mughal decline -- Conclusion : ending at just the beginning : towards a postcolonial Mughal historiography.

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Kinra, Rajeev. Writing self, writing empire

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  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:19:11.495344+00:00
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  • Derived from: 21553321

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
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  • Description language: eng
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