All Outputs (5)

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.

Islamic Political Thought: Competing Conceptions of the Rule of Law in the Middle Period (2019)
Thesis
El-Merheb, M. Islamic Political Thought: Competing Conceptions of the Rule of Law in the Middle Period. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis argues that the rule of law, limited government, and the theory of delegation were the main concerns of the political thought of the late Ayyubid and early Mamluk period (c. 1230 to 1330). It interprets and reclassifies Islamic authors ou... Read More about Islamic Political Thought: Competing Conceptions of the Rule of Law in the Middle Period.

Managing paperwork in Mamluk Egypt (c. 1250-1517) : a documentary approach to archival practices (2018)
Thesis
Livingston, D. Managing paperwork in Mamluk Egypt (c. 1250-1517) : a documentary approach to archival practices. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Histories of Circulation : Sharing Arabic Manuscripts across the Western Indian Ocean, 1400-1700 (2018)
Thesis
Bahl, C. D. Histories of Circulation : Sharing Arabic Manuscripts across the Western Indian Ocean, 1400-1700. (Thesis). SOAS University of London