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Der Kaiser als Kitt der Gesellschaft

Kontingenzbewältigung durch Herrscher-Apotheose in der frühen Regierungszeit Ǧahāngīrs (r. 1605–1627)
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Published/Copyright: June 2, 2015
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Abstract

Rooted in the Turco-Iranian Islamicate context of Transoxania, the Mughal dynasty met different experiences of contingency when establishing a new dominion on the subcontinent. This contribution focusses on the strategies to legitimize domination developed by the Mughals in a context of contingency, examining both the bureaucratic and the ideological sphere. Particular emphasis will be placed on a narratological examination of the ‚Maǧālis-i Ǧahāngīrī‘ by ʿAbd al-Sattār b. Qāsim Lāhōrī and the text‘s narrative strategies to represent the emperor as a kind of ‚insurance against contingencies‘.

Published Online: 2015-6-2
Published in Print: 2015-6-1

© 2015 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston

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