The courts of the Deccan sultanates : living well in the Persian cosmopolis / Emma J. Flatt.

"The Courts of the Deccan Sultanates In the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, courtliness was crucial to the political and cultural life of the Deccan. Divided between six states competing for territory, resources, and skills, the medieval and early modern Deccan was a region of striking...

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Main Author: Flatt, Emma J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Cosmopolitanism, courtliness and ethics in the Deccani sultanates
  • Courtly disposition
  • Networks, patrons and friends
  • Courts, merchants and commodities
  • Scribal skills
  • Esoteric skills
  • Martial skills.