Buch, Englisch, 590 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1094 g
Volume 2: Or, the Institutes of the Emperor Akber
Buch, Englisch, 590 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1094 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
ISBN: 978-1-108-06710-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Akbar the Great (1542-1605) is often regarded as the Mughal Empire's most accomplished ruler. This document on the workings of his empire was produced by Akbar's vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551-1602). Between 1783 and 1786, the scholar Francis Gladwin (1744/5-1812) produced an English translation from the original Persian. Reissued here is the two-volume edition that appeared in 1800. As the work's dedicatee and Governor-General of Bengal, Warren Hastings had seen the translation as illuminating the Mughal Empire's 'original constitution' and believed it would educate and inform Britain's colonial administrators. Gladwin's text would not be superseded for many decades, and it testifies to the quality of his scholarship and the contemporary concerns of the East India Company. Volume 2 explores religion, science and philosophy, including details of proper dress, forbidden foods, festivals, and India's flora and fauna.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; Bengal; Bahar; Allahabad; Owdh; Agra; Malwah; Dandees; Berar; Gujerat; Ajmeer; Dehly; Lahoor; Multan; Tatah; Chasmeer, including Cabul; Of the Crouh, or Cose; Tukseem Jumma; Abulfazels' introduction on religious toleration; A description of Hindostan; Opinions concerning the creation; Astronomy; Of the deeps, or islands; Other divisions of the universe; General description of the earth; Of the earth's longitude; Of the earth's latitude; Tables of longitudes and latitudes; The extent of the inhabited earth; Numeration; The jehats, or quarters; Of the Hindoos; Of the languages of Hindostan; The birds and beasts of Hindostan; Weights and measures; The learning of the Hindoos; The science; The doctrine of Boodh; Nastick; The eighteen Beddya, or arts and sciences; The art of discovering crimes; The art of predicting future events; The names of some other arts; The art of writing with elegance; Music and dancing; The art of governing a kingdom; The administration of justice; The four Hindoo degrees of discipline; The worship of the deity; The incarnations of the deity; Unclean things; Purifications; Improper dress; Forbidden food; The ceremonies to be observed before meals; Fasts; Sins; Places dedicated to divine worship; Marriages; Dress; Jewels; Workmen; Ceremonies on the birth of a child; Festivals; Ceremonies with the dead; Meritorious kinds of suicide; Explanation of some Sanscrit words; List of subscribers.
