TY  - BOOK
AU  - Talbot, Cynthia
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016//
TI  - last Hindu emperor: Prithviraj Chauhan and the Indian past, 1200-2000
PB  - Cambridge University Press
CY  - Cambridge
KW  - Influence
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Emperors
KW  - India
KW  - Hindus
KW  - Heroes
KW  - Pr̥thvīrāja ; King of Ajmer and Delhi ; 1159-1192 ; Influence
KW  - Pr̥thvīrāja ; King of Ajmer and Delhi ; 1159-1192 ; Public opinion
KW  - Emperors ; India ; Biography
KW  - Hindus ; India ; Biography
KW  - Heroes ; India ; Biography
KW  - India ; Kings and rulers ; Biography
KW  - India ; Historiography
KW  - Historiography ; Political aspects ; India
KW  - Memory ; Political aspects ; India
KW  - Public opinion ; India
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Memory
AB  - This fascinating new study traces traditions and memories relating to the twelfth-century Indian ruler Prithviraj Chauhan; a Hindu king who was defeated and overthrown during the conquest of Northern India by Muslim armies from Afghanistan. Surveying a wealth of narratives that span more than 800 years, Cynthia Talbot explores the reasons why he is remembered, and by whom. In modern times, the Chauhan king has been referred to as 'the last Hindu emperor', because Muslim rule prevailed for centuries following his defeat. Despite being overthrown, however, his name and story have evolved over time into a historical symbol of India's martial valor. The Last Hindu Emperor sheds new light on the enduring importance of heroic histories in Indian culture and the extraordinary ability of historical memory to transform the hero of a clan into the hero of a community, and finally a nation.
SN  - 9781316339893
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316339893
DO  - 10.1017/CBO9781316339893
LA  - English
N1  - Cynthia Talbot, University of Texas at Austin
ID  - 1695786637
ER  -