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2 - Kings in History

Persian Royal Genealogies and Muslim Rulers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2021

Blain Auer
Blain Auer
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Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
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Many of the customs of kingship used by Muslim rulers were inspired by practices found outside of Islamic traditions. These came most directly from the Sasanian Empire and in the development of intellectual traditions that were inspired by Persian ideas of kingship. The rule of Jamshīd, Farīdūn, Khusraw I, and the “Persian” Alexander served as a model for many Muslim rulers who sustained dynastic successes in very different political and social contexts. What made the Persian ideal of kingship thrive, even after the defeat of the Sasanian Empire, and how was Persian imagery of rule mobilized by Muslim rulers to create imperial polities in South Asia? These are two of the central questions addressed in this chapter.

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MythRoyal GenealogiesProphetsSasanian KingsAlexander the GreatMemory
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In the Mirror of Persian Kings
The Origins of Perso-Islamic Courts and Empires in India
 , pp. 45 - 89
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Kings in History
  • Blain Auer, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Book: In the Mirror of Persian Kings
  • Online publication: 17 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935876.004
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  • Kings in History
  • Blain Auer, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Book: In the Mirror of Persian Kings
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935876.004
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  • Kings in History
  • Blain Auer, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Book: In the Mirror of Persian Kings
  • Online publication: 17 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935876.004
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