The Courts of the Deccan Sultanates: Living Well in the Persian Cosmopolis

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Contents

Lists of Figures page x
Acknowledgements xii
Note on Transliteration xv
Chronology of the Deccan Sultanate Rulers xvi
List of Abbreviations xviii

Introduction: Cosmopolitanism, Courtliness and Ethics in the Deccani Sultanates 1
Historical Background 3
The Court, Courtiers and Courtly Societies 10
Ethics 15
"The Persianate" and the 'Persian Cosmopolis' 17
Structure of the Book 24

Part I Courtly Society 29
1 Courtly Disposition 31
2 Networks, Patrons and Friends 74
3 Courts, Merchants and Commodities 120

Part II Courtly Skills 165
4 Scribal Skills 167
5 Esoteric Skills 210
6 Martial Skills 268

Concluding Remarks 303

Select Bibliography of Primary Sources 308
Index 311