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Science at the court of the cosmocrat: Mughal India, 1531–56

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  • Ali Anooshahr

    (University of California)

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The present article studies a number of texts produced at the court of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in order to argue that there was a rise in prestige for various fields of knowledge such as mathematics, geography and astronomy. While these texts certainly fulfilled a political function (elucidating the cosmos for Mughal universalist claims), they also reflected aspects of the intellectual climate and practices of the sixteenth century that were undergoing a realignment with the expansion of royal authority throughout much of the globe.

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  • Ali Anooshahr, 2017. "Science at the court of the cosmocrat: Mughal India, 1531–56," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 54(3), pages 295-316, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indeco:v:54:y:2017:i:3:p:295-316
    DOI: 10.1177/0019464617710742
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