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Advice on the Art of Governance (Mau'iẓah-i Jahāngīrī) of Muḥammad Bāqir Najm-i S̱ānī

An Indo-Islamic Mirror for Princes

Häftad, Engelska, 1989

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Advice on the Art of Governance portrays the political thinking of the Mughals and exemplifies Indo-Islamic political subtlety. Written by a high-ranking Mughal noble in the early seventeenth century, it discusses the ruler, the state, the nobility, justice, the religious elite, the st rata of society, and the various skills required for managing the state. Besides the intricacies of statecraft, the author discusses topics ranging from the problems and concerns of a member of the intellectual and ruling elite to those dealing with friendship, power of wealth, contentment, self-seclusion, and the agonies and rewards of an emigre.Dr. Alvi's Introduction presents the first detailed thematic analysis of the Indo-Islamic Mirrors for Princes written from the thirteenth to seventeenth centuries. Presented in a highly re adable English translation with explanatory notes, the book is of central importance to scholars and students of intellectual, literary, institutional and social history of Mughal India and of medieval and early modern Islamic history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1989-07-03
Mått152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt318 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Near Eastern Studies
Antal sidor215
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780887069192
ÖversättareSajida Sultana Alvi

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Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionEditing and Translation of the TextTranslationI. On the Exhortation of the EmperorsIntroduction1. On Justice and Discipline2. On Generosity, Bravery, and Forbearance3. On Consultation Against Planning4. Guarding Against Enemies5. On Not Acting Upon the Advice of a Selfish Person and Not Permitting a Conspirator and Calumniator in the Council6. On Training ServantsII. The Admonition of Subordinates and Peers 1. Associating and Intermingling with Friends2. In Condemnation of Poverty, and on Endeavors for the Acquisition of Wealth 3. Submitting to the Divine Will, Contentment and Solitude4. Striving for Accomplishments and Divine ConsentIntroduction NotesTranslation NotesPersian TextIndex

"It makes available a good specimen of an important genre of political writing—Mirrors for Princes—from Muslim India. The translation is accurate and fluent, and the introduction and annotations very good."—Said Amir Arjomand, SUNY, Stony Brook"The translator reveals lots of interesting information in her introduction. The later Indian mirrors for princes have not been well studied, and she brings in a good deal of comparative material that not only places the present text in its intellectual context, but is also suggestive of ideas for future research."—William L. Hanaway, University of Pennsylvania