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Hajj across Empires

Download or Read eBook Hajj across Empires PDF written by Rishad Choudhury and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Hajj across Empires
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9781009253703
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Book Synopsis Hajj across Empires by : Rishad Choudhury

Book excerpt: A highly original new history of Muslim political culture across the Indian Ocean from 1739 to 1857. Examining South Asian connections with the Middle East, Rishad Choudhury draws on research in multilingual sources and archives to reveal the imperial entanglements of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.


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