Shahjahanabad. The Sovereign City in Mughal India 1639-1739
- 244 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
A study of a pre-modern Indian city (Old Delhi) as a sovereign city.


A study of a pre-modern Indian city (Old Delhi) as a sovereign city.
Stephen P. Blake compares the Islamic concept of time across the empires of the Safavids, Ottomans and Mughals. Each empire created a new temporal system, fashioning a new solar calendar and a new round of rituals and ceremonies from the cultural resources at hand. This book explains the impact of Islamic science on the West.