Iran to India: the Shansabanis of Afghanistan, c. 1145-1190 CE

This book brings together all the architectural patronage attributed to the Shansabanis in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Swat and lower Indus region). It charts the origins and rise of the Shansabanis, a nomadic-pastoralist or transhumant group from modern central Afghanistan. As they adapted and master...

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Main Author: Patel, Alka (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Summary:This book brings together all the architectural patronage attributed to the Shansabanis in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Swat and lower Indus region). It charts the origins and rise of the Shansabanis, a nomadic-pastoralist or transhumant group from modern central Afghanistan. As they adapted and mastered the mores of Perso-Islamic kingship, they created a transregional empire unseen in the region for almost a millennium, since the Kushanas of the early centuries CE.
Physical Description:xiii, 402 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, 1 genealogische Tafel
ISBN:9781474482226
1474482228

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