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100			_aJoshi, Harit _9734894
245			_aThe Ceremonial of power : _bThe Mughal empire under Shah Jahan
260			_aDelhi : _bPrimus Books, _c2024.
300			_axiii, 503p.
520			_aThe Ceremonial of Power studies the court ceremonial during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-58) and its use as an indispensable tool in asserting imperial authority. It examines Shah Jahan's portrayal in contemporary and later historiography through an analysis of the writings of the court chroniclers, the colonial administrator-historians, and their Indian counterparts. The volume sheds light on different features of the emperor's personality that emerge from the official discourse as well as other significant aspects of his reign: Shah Jahan's passion for architecture and the layout of his court; the emperor's relationship with his courtiers and their daily interactions; Shah Jahan's religious views and their influence on court proceedings; the ceremonial nature of his diplomatic exchanges with the other major empires of the contemporary Islamic world; and finally, how Mughal court ceremonial was reappropriated in the following centuries, first by the successor states, and then by the British.
650			_a India -- History -- 1526-1765 _9811177
650			_aMughal Empire -- History -- Court and courtiers -- Politics and government _9811178
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