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To confirm his position as a ruler, and his lineage, the emperor also sponsored
historiography on a large scale, culminating in the Akbamama, the history of his
own reign, written by Abu'l FazI at the end of the 16th century [101]. In order to ...
To confirm his position as a ruler, and his lineage, the emperor also sponsored
historiography on a large scale, culminating in the Akbamama, the history of his
own reign, written by Abu'l FazI at the end of the 16th century [101]. In order to ...
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He composed for the emperor a versified history, the Padshahnama, on the
model of Firdausi's great Shahnama (c. 1000); but whereas that told of the
mythical and historical kings of Iran, the Padshahnama extolled the life and
deeds of a ...
He composed for the emperor a versified history, the Padshahnama, on the
model of Firdausi's great Shahnama (c. 1000); but whereas that told of the
mythical and historical kings of Iran, the Padshahnama extolled the life and
deeds of a ...
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1 643-1715) - himself interested in 'Oriental rulers' - whose use of art as an
instrument of absolute monarchy was in turn emulated by other European courts.
5 The political role assigned to the arts, and the emperor's function as the
supreme ...
1 643-1715) - himself interested in 'Oriental rulers' - whose use of art as an
instrument of absolute monarchy was in turn emulated by other European courts.
5 The political role assigned to the arts, and the emperor's function as the
supreme ...
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Contents
Preface | 6 |
Mughal Agra a riverfront garden city | 23 |
The riverfront garden city | 29 |
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| Title | The complete Taj Mahal and the riverfront gardens of Agra |
| Author | Ebba Koch |
| Illustrated by | Richard André Barraud |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Bookwise (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 24 May 2010 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Agra (India) Architecture / General Gardens, Mogul Taj Mahal (Agra, India) |
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