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BL
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| Record Number
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1049999
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bc1011
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Auer, Blain H.
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| Title & Author
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Symbols of authority in medieval Islam : : history, religion and Muslim legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate /\ Blain H. Auer.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: I.B. Tauris,, 2012.
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| Series Statement
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Library of South Asian history and culture ;; v. 6
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| Page. NO
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xix, 237 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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9781848855670 (hbk.)
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: 1848855672 (hbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-220) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Delhi at the center of Islamic authority -- 2. Pre-Islamic prophetic paradigms in Delhi Sultanate historiography -- 3. Muḥammad's example as the perfect ruler -- 4. Images of the friends of God in the lives of the sultans -- 5. Caliphal authority and representation in the Delhi Sultanate -- 6. Sharīʻah and justice -- Conclusion.
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| Subject
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Minhāj Sirāj Jūzjānī,1193-
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Z̤iyāʼ al-Dīn Baranī,active 1284-1356.
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ʻAfīf, Shams Sirāj,active 1351-1388.
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Islamic civilization-- Historiography.
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Islamic leadership-- History.
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Delhi (Sultanate), Historiography.
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Delhi (Sultanate), History.
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Delhi (Sultanate), Kings and rulers.
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| Dewey Classification
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954.56023
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| LC Classification
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DS459.A84 2012
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