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Asār-us-Sanadīd
Syed Ahmed Khan
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Description for Asār-us-Sanadīd
Hardcover. Translator(s): Safvi, Rana. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w sketches throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
This book brings together in English translation for the first time the two editions of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's classic account of the monuments and environs of the pre-colonial city of Delhi, titled in Urdu Asar-us-Sanadid (The Remnants of Ancient Heroes). The translator provides a commentary in the form of annotations and appendices that demonstrates the historical development of the text between 1847 and 1854, also reflecting the life of its subject, Delhi, which was to be irreversibly transformed by the cataclysmic events of 1857. The volume includes sketches based on the lithographs in the first Urdu edition. The translation ... Read more
This book brings together in English translation for the first time the two editions of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's classic account of the monuments and environs of the pre-colonial city of Delhi, titled in Urdu Asar-us-Sanadid (The Remnants of Ancient Heroes). The translator provides a commentary in the form of annotations and appendices that demonstrates the historical development of the text between 1847 and 1854, also reflecting the life of its subject, Delhi, which was to be irreversibly transformed by the cataclysmic events of 1857. The volume includes sketches based on the lithographs in the first Urdu edition. The translation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tulika Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, India
ISBN
9789382381877
SKU
V9789382381877
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Ref
99-1
About Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was one of the architects of modern India and the founder of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, which later became the Aligarh Muslim University. Rana Safvi holds a master's in medieval Indian history from the Aligarh Muslim University. She is a translator and historian of the monuments of Delhi. Her book Where Stones Speak: Historical ... Read more
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was one of the architects of modern India and the founder of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, which later became the Aligarh Muslim University. Rana Safvi holds a master's in medieval Indian history from the Aligarh Muslim University. She is a translator and historian of the monuments of Delhi. Her book Where Stones Speak: Historical Trails ... Read more