TY  - BOOK
AU  - Talbot,Cynthia
TI  - The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Chauhan and the Indian Past, 1200-2000  
SN  - 9781107118560 (hardback)
AV  - DS460.P77 T35 2016
U1  - 954.402 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Pr̥thvīrāja,
KW  - Emperors
KW  - India
KW  - Biography
KW  - Hindus
KW  - Heroes
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Memory
KW  - Public opinion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index; Introduction: Layers of memory -- 2. Literary trajectories of the historic king -- 3. Delhi in the making of the last Hindu emperor -- 4. The heroic vision of a regional elite -- 5. Imagining the Rajput past in Mughal-era Mewar -- 6. Validating Prithvīrāj Rāso in colonial India, 1820s-70s -- 7. Contested meanings in a nationalist age, 1880s-1940s -- 8. Epilogue: The postcolonial Prithviraj -- Appendix: Prithvīrāj Rāso's textual history
N2  - "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"--
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