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The Making of Medieval Panjab - Politics, Society and Culture c. 1000-c. 1500 (Hardcover)
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The Making of Medieval Panjab - Politics, Society and Culture c. 1000-c. 1500 (Hardcover)
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This book seeks to reconstruct the past of undivided Panjab during
five medieval centuries. It opens with a narrative of the efforts
of Turkish warlords to achieve control in the face of tribal
resistance, internal dissensions and external invasions. It
examines the linkages of the ruling class with Zamindars and Sufis,
paving the way for canal irrigation and agrarian expansion, thus
strengthening the roots of the state in the region. While focusing
on the post-Timur phase, it tries to make sense of the new ways of
acquiring political power. This work uncovers the perpetual
attempts of Zamindars to achieve local dominance, particularly in
the context of declining presence of the state in the countryside.
In this ambitious enterprise, they resorted to the support of their
clans, adherence to hallowed customs and recurrent use of violence,
all applied through a system of collective and participatory
decision-making. The volume traces the growth of Sufi lineages
built on training disciples, writing books, composing poetry and
claiming miraculous powers. Besides delving into the relations of
the Sufis with the state and different sections of the society, it
offers an account of the rituals at a prominent shrine. Paying
equal attention to the southeastern region, it deals with
engagement of the Sabiris, among other exemplars, with the Islamic
spirituality. Inclusive in approach and lucid in expression, the
work relies on a wide range of evidence from Persian chronicles,
Sufi literature and folklore, some of which have been used for the
first time. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or
distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan,
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
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