King of the Birds: Making Symbol, Subject, and Science in the Skies of Hindustan

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dc.citation.firstpage50
dc.citation.issueNumberSpring
dc.citation.journalTitleRice Historical Review
dc.citation.lastpage71
dc.citation.volumeNumberV
dc.contributor.authorHickey, Kristen
dc.contributor.illustratorHettler, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-24T14:30:12Z
dc.date.available2021-08-24T14:30:12Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionWritten for HIST 494: Ruling Hindustan -- Dr. Lisa Balabanlilar
dc.description.abstractWhen the Mughals founded an empire in Hindustan, they sought to legitimize their budding dynasty through diverse sources of power. In the texts and art produced by emperors and their courts during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, these performances of power constantly featured birds. Birds, enfleshed and imagined, were used as motifs that positioned the Mughals as the cultural descendants of a long Islamic tradition of storytelling and spirituality. Wild and captive birds became an extension of the imperial court as emperors strove to model the legendary rule of King Solomon, who was renowned for his just power over all creatures. During this age of scientist-kings, avians also became catalysts for experimentation and the production of knowledge. This intricate relationship between birds and power reveals a Mughal conception of empire, defined by fluid boundaries between the human and animal kingdoms.
dc.description.sponsorshipRice History Department
dc.format.extent22 pp
dc.identifier.citationHickey, Kristen. Hettler, Catherine (illustrator). "King of the Birds: Making Symbol, Subject, and Science in the Skies of Hindustan." <i>Rice Historical Review,</i> V, no. Spring (2020) Rice University: 50-71. https://doi.org/10.25611/Z5J8-8266.
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/Z5J8-8266
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/111323
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRice University
dc.relation.IsPartOfSeriesSpring 2020
dc.titleKing of the Birds: Making Symbol, Subject, and Science in the Skies of Hindustan
dc.typeJournal article
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