Mongol, Muslim, Rajput

Mahimāsāhi in Persian Texts and the Sanskrit Hammīra-Mahākāvya

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ID9085000
AuthorsMichael Boris Bednar (0000-0002-4220-2669, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri–Kansas City, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume60
Issue5
Pages585-613
Publication date2017-07-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4995 • E-ISSN: 1568-5209
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15685209-12341434
OpenAlexW2753938211
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

The life of a Mongol named Mahimāsāhi underwent a series of transformations in Persian and Sanskrit texts. Mahimāsāhi was born a Mongol, became a New Muslim, and died a Kshatriya Rajput warrior in 1301. With time, he moved from history into historical memory. This historical memory was further transformed by literary conventions in Sanskrit and Persian texts. While Mahimāsāhi represents a Mongol threat in Persian texts, he embodies the warrior’s duty in the Sanskrit Hammīra-Mahākāvya and serves as an example for others on how to become Rajput

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Asian studies · Central asia · China · Duty · Literature · Persian · Sanskrit · Theology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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