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SUMMARY:An Indo-Persian history-cum-memoir: the illustration of history at
  the intersection of India\, Iran and Central Asia - Prof. Charles Melvill
 e\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20231027T130000Z
DTEND:20231027T140000Z
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CONTACT:Said Reza Huseini
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nHow is history visualised and interpreted in illust
 rated manuscripts? This presentation will seek to explore this question wi
 th regard to Persian manuscript production at the Mughal court\, in the co
 ntext of some important precedents. In particular\, we will look at the so
 -called History of the Timurid dynasty\, commissioned by the emperor Akbar
  and\, among its sources\, ‘Ali Yazdi’s Zafarnama and Babur’s memoir
 s\, the Baburnama. There are four well-known and closely-linked copies of 
 the latter\, but also a little-studied outlier that offers a very differen
 t focus on what is worth illustrating in the text.  \n\nAbout the speaker:
 \nCharles Melville is Professor emeritus of Persian history at Cambridge a
 nd fellow of Pembroke College. His research has focused on the history of 
 medieval Iran from the Mongol to the Safavid periods\, Persian historiogra
 phy and epic literature. He is director of the Cambridge Shahnama Project 
 and currently editor of the ‘Idea of Iran’ series on behalf of the Sou
 davar Foundation.  \n
LOCATION:Audit Room\, King’s College (and online) 
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