Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Note on Transliteration xvii
7. 1. Introduction: Islam and the Millennium 1
8. 2. The Lord of Conjunction: Sacrality and Sovereignty in the Age of Timur 23
9. 3. The Crown of Dreams: Sufis and Princes in Sixteenth-Century Iran 56
10. 4. The Alchemical Court: The Beginnings of the Mughal Imperial Cult 94
11. 5. The Millennial Sovereign: The Troubled Unveiling of the Savior Monarch 130
12. 6. The Throne of Time: The Painted Miracles of the Saint Emperor 170
13. 7. Conclusion: The Graffiti Under the Throne 211
14. Notes 241
15. Bibliography 309
16. Index 331