Epistolary Strategies of Negotiation: Reading a Fraternal Dispute at the Mughal Court, 1593–1594

This article examines a dispute between the Mughal emperor Akbar and his foster brother Mirzā ʿ Azīz Koka in the late sixteenth century through a study of two epistolary compositions (inshāʾ) – a royal mandate (farmān) issued by Akbar and a petition (ʿ arẓ-dāsht) from the mirzā in response. By focus...

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Main Author: Ghosh, Shounak (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Medieval encounters
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 521-554
Further subjects:B epistolary correspondence
B ʿ arẓ-dāsht
B Kinship
B farmān
B imperial service
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