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FROM ETERNITY TO APOCALYPSE: TIME, NEWS, AND HISTORY BETWEEN THE MUGHAL AND BRITISH EMPIRES, 1556–1785

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 201-228, June 2025.
ABSTRACT The eighteenth‐century origins of colonial orientalism in India spurred not just the translation of Indian texts but the production of interstitial histories, works that were forged in the intellectual culture of the Mughal Empire and created by individuals who explicitly sought to inform and influence their new colonial patrons.
Abhishek Kaicker
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Emigrant Iranians in Anatoly Emphasizing on Timurid and the beginning of Safavid Period [PDF]

open access: yesتاریخ اسلام, 2012
Anatoly is the area which has been welcoming to the numerous groups of Iranian as emigrant during history; so that the Persian language and literature could be developed by these emigrant groups.
Vali Dinparast
doaj  

A Translator's Face: Persianate Selfhood and Portraiture, 1760–1800

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 425-453, December 2024.
Abstract Within the framework of Persianate self‐hood, this article explores the intersection between translation, Indian dress, and portraiture in India and Britain, 1760–1800. It examines the translator's lived experience and cultural output as a published scholar and Persian secretary in the East India Company.
Beth Richards
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the Tarkhanids Ups and Downs in the Timurid Era [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش های تاریخی, 2017
The term "Tarkhan" is one of the words that is repeated in the sources of Iranian middle history. In the early Islamic centuries, this term was a kind of privilege for a particular group. During the Timurid era, two titles of the Tarakhanids and Tarkhani
Fatemeh Rostami
doaj   +1 more source

Iranian classical dance as a subject for empirical research: An elusive genre

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1533, Issue 1, Page 51-72, March 2024.
Iranian classical dance is a rich resource for academic research, both for humanities scholarship and for the empirical disciplines (e.g., empirical aesthetics, experimental psychology, affective neuroscience). To support such research, this paper (a) describes the aesthetics, characteristics, and history of Iranian classical dance; (b) outlines issues
Julia F. Christensen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

State of forgiveness: Cooperation, conciliation, and state formation in Mughal South Asia (1556–1707)

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 60-89, February 2024.
Abstract This paper contributes to a growing literature on state capacity with reference to the early modern Asian empires. The historiography of these states, and especially the Mughal empire of South Asia, has moved away from an image of unrestrained despotism towards that of a constrained state, but has yet to explore fully what these constraints ...
Safya Morshed
wiley   +1 more source

“The Timurid Renaissance” and the Role of Art and Culture in the Timurid State

open access: yesJ Open & Historical Sciences of Colonialism
The centralized Timurid state (1370–1506), founded by Amir Temur (1336–1405), is considered one of the most prominent empires in world history. It encompassed a vast territory that united regions such as Mawarannahr, Khorasan, the Golden Horde, Azerbaijan, Iran, India, East Turkestan, Iraq, Syria, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and Turkey.
Gulandom Yuldosheva   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Physical features and social analysis of Gozar: The case of Quzzat quarter of Herat Old City, Afghanistan

open access: yesJAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, Volume 7, Issue 1, January–December 2024.
The paper examines the physical characteristics of the Gozar as well as its social functions. Mainly, three main functions; political, social, and environmental, are discussed and interesting issues that have never been focused on in the regional studies. Abstract The study aims to discover the formation, functions, typology, and development process of
Ghulam Mohammad Asim, Hajime Shimizu
wiley   +1 more source

Secretive Mausoleum of Timurids

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Cultural and Community Development, 2020
One of the brightest examples of Timurid’s architecture is the Ashatkhana monument attracting many people. Ashratkhana is also appreciated and considered heritage of not only for Uzbekistan, but also for humanity. For this reason, the mausoleum is included in The World Heritage List of UNESCO.
openaire   +1 more source

KHODJA RUSHNOI – REMAINS OF THE TIMURID ANCIENT SETTLEMENT IN THE KASHKADARYA VALLEY (UZBEKISTAN)

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей
The monumental architectural structures built by Amir Timur and his descendants, the Timurids, are widely known as masterpieces of world architecture and urban planning culture.
Abdisabur A. Raimkulov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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