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The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen: Heroic Pasts in India, C. 1500-1900 - The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen
Ramya Sreenivasan
The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen: Heroic Pasts in India, C. 1500-1900 - The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen
Ramya Sreenivasan
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.
280 pages, 4 maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 20, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780295987606 |
Publishers | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 17 mm · 386 g |
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