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mines the life, career and writings of Chandar Bhan Brahman, a Mughal state secretary who was also one of the great IndoPersian poets and prose stylists of early modern South Asia. Chandar Bhan was a high-caste Hindu whose life spanned the reigns of four emperorsAkbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb Alamgir whose courts dominated the culture and politics of the subcontinent at the height of Mughal imperial power, territorial reach and global influence. His experience bears vivid testimony to the pluralistic atmosphere of the Mughal court, particularly during the reign of Shah Jahan. His works also touch a range of topics central to contemporary understandings of the courts literary, mystical, administrative and ethical cultures, while his letters and autobiographical writings provide valuable examples of early modern Indo-Persian modes of self-fashioning.

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Hardcover

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English

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2016

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Literature & Fiction Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles

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