Thesis
State and society in Gujarat, c. 1200-1500
- Alternative title:
- the making of a region
- Abstract:
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The present work closely traces the emergence of a distinctively Gujarati political and cultural world by the fifteenth century, arguing that many of the political, administrative, cultural and religious institutions that are evident in modern Gujarat came into being when the region was unified by force and consensus under the Sultans of Gujarat.
The western province of Gujarat with its extensive coastline became, from the eighth century, the hub of a vibrant network of trade that ...
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- Publication date:
- 2004
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
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td:602157144
- Source identifiers:
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602157144
- Deposit date:
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2015-02-04
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- Copyright holder:
- Sheikh, S
- Copyright date:
- 2004
- Notes:
- This thesis was digitised thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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