In Praise of Kings: Rajputs, Sultans and Poets in Fifteenth-Century Gujarat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107153318)

In Praise of Kings is a ground breaking study of the long-neglected fifteenth century in South Asian history. Contrary to the conventional focus on the Delhi-centred empires which consider this period as an age of decline, this book illuminates the cultural and political dynamism of the era. It reconstructs the fascinating world of the royal courts of Gujarat, including those of the Rajput chieftains and the regional sultans, through close readings of rarely used literary works in Sanskrit and Gujarati. The book also complicates another popularly held perception: that of Gujarat as the land of traders and merchants. Instead, it shows how Gujarat's warrior past was also integral to this region's identity and history.

Author: Aparna Kapadia
ISBN-10: 110715331X
ISBN-13: 9781107153318
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2018
Pages: 194
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.38w x 0.71d