Genealogy, Archive, Image. Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c.1090-2016

• Main Author: Jhala, Angma (auth)
• Other Authors: Jhala, Jayasinhji (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2017
• Subjects: Asian history; western India; Rajput; Gujarat; Jhalavad; Dynastic history; Kuva-no-ker; Kshatriya; etnohistory; Jhala dynasty; Rani Jijima; Indian kingdoms; miniature paintings; Halvad-Dhrangadhra; elites; Jhala court
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

'Genealogy, Archive, Image' addresses the ways in which history and tradition are 'reinvented' through text, memory and painting. It examines the making of dynastic history in the kingdom of Jhalavad, situated in Gujarat, western India, over the longue durée, from the eleventh t...