Event time:
Monday, March 29, 2021 - 5:30pm
Event description:
The InterAsia Initiative Online Lecture presents
Professor Manan Ahmed:
“The Loss of Hindustan.”
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In this talk, drawn from my book *The Loss of Hindustan*, I sketch an intellectual geography for understanding the history of Firishta, written in early seventeenth century Deccan. The world of the Deccan is both connected to the Indian Ocean circuits, sketched in Arabic merchant accounts and histories, as well to the network of city-states, represented by the Persian histories produced in Uch or Delhi. The immediate milieu of Firishta under the ʿAdil Shahi was a polyphonic Hindustan where the exchange of knowledge, letters, and histories was foundational.
Admission:
Free but register in advance
Open to:
General Public