Translation and State : : The Mahābhārata at the Mughal Court / / edited by Michael Willis.

• Superior document: Beyond Boundaries
• Funder: European Research Council (ERC)
• TeilnehmendeR: Willis, Michael,
• Author: European Research Council (ERC)
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin/Boston : : De Gruyter, Inc.,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Beyond Boundaries
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 239 pages).

In 1587, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak – a favourite at the Mughal court and author of the Akbarnāmah – completed his Preface to the Persian translation of the Mahābhārata. This book is the first detailed study of Abū al-Faz̤l's Preface. It offers insights into manuscript practices at the Mughal cou...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction
• Abbreviations
• List of Illustrations
• Chapter 1 Translation and State
• Chapter 2 The Preface to the Razmnāmah
• Chapter 3 Writing, Reading, Wondering
• Chapter 4 Post-Script
• Appendix 1 Notations in British Library Razmnāmah Add. 5642
• Appendix 2 Colophon of the Jaipur Razmnāmah and its Seals and notations
• Appendix 3 The Philadelphia Fragment of Abū al-Faz̤l’s Preface
• Appendix 4 Colophon, Notations and Seal of the Razmnāmah in the India Office Collection (IO Islamic 762)
• Select Bibliography
• Index
• The British Library Razmnāmah Manuscript