Infantilizing Bābā Dārā: The cultural memory of Dārā Shekuh and the Mughal public sphere

Journal of Persianate Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-193

  Kinra, Rajeev ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmopolitanism; Dara Shekuh; Mughals; Persianate world; Statecraft; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949581119     PISSN: 18747094     EISSN: 18747167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187470909X12535030823733     Document Type: Review

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