Many lives of a rajput queen, the: heroic pasts in india, c. 1500-1900
Auteur :
Sreenivasan, Ramya
Éditeur :
University of Washington Press
ISBN :
9780295987606
Date de publication :
20 déc. 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The medieval Rajput queen Padmini - believed to have been pursued by Alauddin Khalji, the Sultan of Delhi - has been the focus of numerous South Asian narratives. This book investigates these legends and traces their subsequent appropriation by colonial administrators and nationalist intellectuals, for varying different political ends.