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Devotional sovereignty : kingship and religion in India / Caleb Simmons.

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Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r. 1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r. 1799-1868). Tipu Sultan was a Muslim king famous for resisting Briti...

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Main Author: Simmons, Caleb (Author)
Other title:Devotional sovereignty : kingship and religion in colonial India.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:Religion, culture, and history series.
Subjects:
Hinduism > India.
India > Religion.
Mysore (India) > Kings and rulers.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
India > Politics and government > 1765-1947.
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, > Nawab of Mysore, > 1753-1799.
Kr̥ṣṇarāja Vaḍeyara > III, > Maharaja of Mysore, > active 1799-1868.
Hinduism.
Kings and rulers.
Politics and government.
Religion.
India.
India > Mysore.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Kingship and Sovereignty in Mysore
  • Part 1. Tipu Sultan: The King of Seringapatam
  • The Sultan, the Sufi, and the Guru
  • Divine Warfare and Diplomacy
  • Part 2. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III: Restoring An "Ancient Hindu" Family
  • Portraying Devotion
  • Displaying Power
  • Mapping New Sovereignty.

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