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Author of one’s fate: Fatalism and agency in Indo-Persian histories

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  • Ali Anooshahr

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A shift of worldviews can be observed in the historical writings of three Indo-Persian authors ‘Abd al-Malik ‘Isami, Rizq Allah Mushtaqi and Nizam al-Din Ahmad. Whereas ‘Isami viewed history as the unfolding of events predetermined by divine fate; Nizam al-Din considered human agency to be the main mover of events. Mushtaqi displayed ambivalence between the two. His text can thus be read as the expression of a worldview under disintegration and re-composition in the transition from the Sultanate to the Mughal period. This change of attitude bears similarities to other ‘Early Modern Features’ of the late sixteenth century.

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  • Ali Anooshahr, 2012. "Author of one’s fate: Fatalism and agency in Indo-Persian histories," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 49(2), pages 197-224, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indeco:v:49:y:2012:i:2:p:197-224
    DOI: 10.1177/001946461204900202
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