The saint, the warlord, and the emperor: Discourses of Braj bhakti and bundela loyalty

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-228

  Pauwels, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Akbar; Bhakti; Medieval Indian history; Orchha; Rajputization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449338749     PISSN: 00224995     EISSN: 15685209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156852009X434337     Document Type: Article

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