Devotional sovereignty: kingship and religion in India

Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r. 1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r. 1799-1868). Tipu Sultan was a Muslim king famous for resisting Briti...

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Main Author: Simmons, Caleb (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Religion, culture and history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India (Süd) / Hinduism / King / Islam / Political change / Religion / Rule
B Tipu Sultan, Mysore, Nawab 1749-1799
B Krishnarāja Wodeyar, III., Mysore, König 1794-1868
B Princely State of Mysore / Britisch-Indien / King / Rule
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli Nawab of Mysore (1753-1799)
B India Politics and government 1765-1947
B Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli
B Kr̥ṣṇarāja Vaḍeyara III Maharaja of Mysore (active 1799-1868)
B India ; Mysore
B India Religion
B British Occupation of India (1765-1947)
B Religion
B Hinduism
B Kings and rulers
B History
B Mysore (India) Kings and rulers
B India
B Kr̥ṣṇarāja Vaḍeyara
B Hinduism (India)
B India History British occupation, 1765-1947
B Politics and government
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Summary:Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r. 1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r. 1799-1868). Tipu Sultan was a Muslim king famous for resisting British dominance until his death; Krishnaraja III was a Hindu king who succumbed to British political and administrative control. Despite their differences, the courts of both kings dealt with the changing political landscape by turning to the religious and mythical past to construct a royal identity for their kings. Caleb Simmons explores the ways in which these two kings and their courts modified and adapted pre-modern Indian notions of sovereignty and kingship in reaction to British intervention. --
Item Description:Other title from dustcover
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index
ISBN:079002229X