The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Chauhan and the Indian Past, 1200-2000

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This fascinating new study traces traditions and memories when it comes to the twelfth-century Indian ruler Prithviraj Chauhan; a Hindu king who was once defeated and overthrown all the way through the conquest of Northern India by Muslim armies from Afghanistan. Surveying a wealth of narratives that span more than 800 years, Cynthia Talbot explores the reasons why he’s remembered, and by whom. In modern times, the Chauhan king has been known as ‘the last Hindu emperor’, because Muslim rule prevailed for centuries following his defeat. Despite being overthrown, alternatively, his name and story have evolved through the years into a historical symbol of India’s martial valor. The Last Hindu Emperor sheds new light on the enduring importance of heroic histories in Indian culture and the bizarre ability of historical memory to change into the hero of a clan into the hero of a community, and in the end a nation.

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