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'''''The Mughal Harem''''' is a book by historian [[K.S. Lal]] published in 1988.<ref name="Singh2018">{{cite book|author=Gajendra Narayan Singh|title=Muslim Shasakon Ka Raagrang Aur Fankaar Shahanshaah Aurangzeb Aalamgir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=neJfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA102|year=2018|publisher=Vani Prakashan|isbn=978-93-87648-94-4|page=102}}</ref> It is an important study on the history and nature of the [[Mughal Harem]]. ({{ISBN|81-85179-03-4}}) |
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The book is a study on the Mughal Harem of medieval India. K.S. Lal writes about many obscure topics like the role of the [[Eunuchs]] and drugs like [[opium]] in the Mughal Harem. The book, according to Tahera Aftab, is based on contemporary sources and studies queens, princesses, dancing girls, and slaves that belonged to Mughal harem during 15th to 18th centuries.<ref name="Aftab2008">{{cite book|author=Tahera Aftab|title=Inscribing South Asian Muslim Women: An Annotated Bibliography & Research Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HIISikCITAgC&pg=PA45|year=2008|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-15849-9|page=45}}</ref> |
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The Mughal Harem has been reviewed by dozens of journals and has often earned praise. K. S. Lal writes: |
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:Since its publication The Mughal Harem has been reviewed in dozens of journals and magazines both in English and in Hindi. A couple of letters from a scholar in California are indeed touching: "I am quite aware of the years of research that has gone into your work and it is very much appreciated," and "My greatest admiration for your work and thanks for all you have given me in my research for understanding and knowledge."<ref>K.S. Lal. In "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" (1999) {{ISBN|81-86471-72-3}} </ref> |
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The review by A. Jan Qaiser of the Aligarh Muslim University (Indian Historical Review, New Delhi, 1991) was very dismissive of the book. K. S. Lal chided Jan Qaiser's review of his book for using improper language: |
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:"This is a specimen of how a review may not be written. For it contains sentences like "whom do you think you are bluffing Mr. Lal?" or "what a consistency, Mr. Lal.?" (p. 346). Such is not the language of scholars."<ref>K.S. Lal. In "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" (1999) {{ISBN|81-86471-72-3}} </ref> |
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K. S. Lal also responded to Qaiser's criticism by pointing out that other historians (Professor M. Athar Ali of Aligarh university) arrived at the same conclusions than he.<ref>K.S. Lal. In "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" (1999) {{ISBN|81-86471-72-3}} </ref> |
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* Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India (1999) {{ISBN|81-86471-72-3}} |
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* The Mughal Harem (1988) {{ISBN|81-85179-03-4}} |
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Revision as of 17:25, 16 July 2021
The Mughal Harem is a book by historian K.S. Lal published in 1988.[1] It is an important study on the history and nature of the Mughal Harem. (ISBN 81-85179-03-4)
The book is a study on the Mughal Harem of medieval India. K.S. Lal writes about many obscure topics like the role of the Eunuchs and drugs like opium in the Mughal Harem. The book, according to Tahera Aftab, is based on contemporary sources and studies queens, princesses, dancing girls, and slaves that belonged to Mughal harem during 15th to 18th centuries.[2]
The Mughal Harem has been reviewed by dozens of journals and has often earned praise. K. S. Lal writes:
- Since its publication The Mughal Harem has been reviewed in dozens of journals and magazines both in English and in Hindi. A couple of letters from a scholar in California are indeed touching: "I am quite aware of the years of research that has gone into your work and it is very much appreciated," and "My greatest admiration for your work and thanks for all you have given me in my research for understanding and knowledge."[3]
The review by A. Jan Qaiser of the Aligarh Muslim University (Indian Historical Review, New Delhi, 1991) was very dismissive of the book. K. S. Lal chided Jan Qaiser's review of his book for using improper language:
- "This is a specimen of how a review may not be written. For it contains sentences like "whom do you think you are bluffing Mr. Lal?" or "what a consistency, Mr. Lal.?" (p. 346). Such is not the language of scholars."[4]
K. S. Lal also responded to Qaiser's criticism by pointing out that other historians (Professor M. Athar Ali of Aligarh university) arrived at the same conclusions than he.[5]
References
- Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India (1999) ISBN 81-86471-72-3
- The Mughal Harem (1988) ISBN 81-85179-03-4
- ^ Gajendra Narayan Singh (2018). Muslim Shasakon Ka Raagrang Aur Fankaar Shahanshaah Aurangzeb Aalamgir. Vani Prakashan. p. 102. ISBN 978-93-87648-94-4.
- ^ Tahera Aftab (2008). Inscribing South Asian Muslim Women: An Annotated Bibliography & Research Guide. BRILL. p. 45. ISBN 90-04-15849-9.
- ^ K.S. Lal. In "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" (1999) ISBN 81-86471-72-3
- ^ K.S. Lal. In "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" (1999) ISBN 81-86471-72-3
- ^ K.S. Lal. In "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" (1999) ISBN 81-86471-72-3