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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary volume addresses the history, literature and material culture of peoples of Turkish origins in India over the eleventh to eighteenth centuries. Although many ruling dynasties and members of the elite in this period claimed Turkish descent, this aspect of their identity has seldom received much scholarly attention. The discussion is enriched by a focus on connections and comparisons with other parts of the broader Turko-Persian world, especially Anatolia. Although discussions of Turkish-Muslim rulers in India take account of their Central Asian origins and connections, links with Anatolia, stretching back to the medieval period, were also important in the formation of Turkish society and culture in India, and have been much less explored in the literature. The volume contains contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field.
Trade Review"This is a valuable and accessible volume." – R.W. Zens, Le Moyne College, in Choice Connect "[...] the authors have produced a valuable collection of scholarship that promises leads and new questions to inspire a broad range of readers, whether their interests be Turkish identity, the Islamicate world, Indian history, cultural syncretism, or any of the other myriad entryways opened here." – Teoman Kenn Küçük, University of Naples Federico II, in Insight Turkey 24.1 (2022). "This volume is an important contribution and paves the way for future studies in this field." – The Muslim World Book Review 42.3 (2022).
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Figures A Note on Transliteration and Dates Notes on Contributors Introduction A.C.S. Peacock and Richard Piran McClary Part 1: Turkish Origins, Identity and History in India 1 Warfare and Environment in Medieval Eurasia: Turkic Frontiers at Dandanqan, Somnath and Manzikert George Malagaris 2 Turks, Turks and türk Turks: Anatolia, Iran and India in Comparative Perspective Stephen Frederic Dale 3 The “Advent of the Turks” and the Question of Turkish Identity in the Court of Delhi in the Early Thirteenth Century Blain Auer 4 Merchants, Young Heroes and Caliphs: Revisiting Maḥmūd Gāwān Maya Petrovich 5 The Trouble with Lineage: On Why the Timurid Prince Muḥammad Zamān Mīrzā Did Not Become Emperor Ali Anooshahr 6 Remembering Turkish Origins in the Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-century Deccan: The Qaraqoyunlu Past in the Persian Chronicles of the Qutbshahi Dynasty A.C.S. Peacock Part 2: Art, Material Culture, Literature and Transregional Connections 7 Transregional Connections: The “Lion and Sun” Motif and Coinage between Anatolia and India Shailendra Bhandare 8 When Brick Met Stone: Turko-Iranian Brick Architecture and its Interaction with the Lithic Traditions of India and Anatolia Richard Piran McClary 9 The Jami Masjid Miḥrāb of Bijapur: Inscribing Turkic Identities in a Contested Space Sara Mondini 10 “Made in Istanbul, Delhi or Agra”: Serving Imperial and Princely Courts in the Ottoman and Mughal Worlds Suraiya Faroqhi 11 Mapping the Boundaries of the World: India and the Indian Ocean in the Early Modern Ottoman Geographical Imagination Pınar Emiralioğlu 12 Turki Language and Literature in Late Mughal India as Reflected in a Unique Collection of Texts Benedek Péri Index
