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Iranian Identity and Imperial State Formation ca. 1720–1750 (2023)
Thesis
Parsa, M. A. H. Iranian Identity and Imperial State Formation ca. 1720–1750. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The study argues that in the eighteenth century, for the first time since the fall of the Sāsānids in late antiquity, the ideology of the imperial state in Iran came to be dominated by discourses on Iranian identity. A collective Iranian identity eme... Read More about Iranian Identity and Imperial State Formation ca. 1720–1750.

Ranis and Pardayats: Royal Marriages in Jodhpur-Marwar, CE 1707-1873 (2022)
Thesis
Ahlawat, D. Ranis and Pardayats: Royal Marriages in Jodhpur-Marwar, CE 1707-1873. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Matrimonial relations between Rajput kingdoms formed the basis of the regional polity in Rajputana since its formation. Colonial and colonial inspired historiography transformed the cultural complexities of these royal polygamous marriages into stere... Read More about Ranis and Pardayats: Royal Marriages in Jodhpur-Marwar, CE 1707-1873.

The Niẓām Shāhīs (2019)
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Fischel, R. S. (2019). The Niẓām Shāhīs. Leiden

The Niẓām Shāhīs were an Islamic dynasty in the Deccan Plateau, India. Founded by Malik Ḥasan Baḥrī Niẓām al-Mulk, his son Aḥmad established its independence from the Bahmanī Sultanate around 896/1490. The sultanate emerged as one of the most powerf... Read More about The Niẓām Shāhīs.