Imperial Transgressions and Spiritual Investitures: A Begam’s “Ascension” in Seventeenth Century Mughal India

Abstract Islamic jurisprudence and social customs regarding laws of inheritance privilege Muslim males as legitimate successors to family legacies and wealth. Furthermore, these heads of households were and are expected to sustain and uphold family values while representing the noble “face” of their...

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Main Author: Bokhari, Afshan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2011
In: Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-108
Further subjects:B Mughal
B Women Saints
B Jahānārā Begam
B Qāderiya
B Sufism
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