The Last Mughal - William Dalrymple Part 1

The Last Mughal - William Dalrymple Part 1

Date/Time: 07/07/2008

Venue: Gresham College

Full transcript of the speech and video and Mp3 available from: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=108&EventId=755

Discusses:

Introduction
Indian mutiny / war of independence
East India company
Mughals defying current stereotypes

Category:

Education

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[djamaluddin]

thanks for all your comments and support

[786swe]

@MalteseFalcon786 I love reading books by impartial scholarly authors.

[uditchow]

In the end 9:10 he quotes Akbar on reasoning in religion stating that it was revolutionary.

This concept had been in existence during the Abbasid Caliphate in Iraq in the form of Mutazila or Rational Philosphy which used AQL(reason) as a tool for the interpretation of religion.This had come to India earlier than Akbar but he was the one who adopted it as state policy. The place where the discussion was held was called the Ibadat Khana.

Note: not a pedant thought some might want to know.

[MrsPink89]

very nice lecture, thanks!

[sankes]

This book is so well researched. Delhi is a fascinating place and Darymple unpeels layer after layer of this fascinating city.

[sankes]

This book is so well researched. Delhi is a fascinating place and Darymple unpeels layer after layer of this fascinating city.

[hedgefunder]

nice one always have been interested in this history, thank you!

[MughalistanSipahi]

I have been looking for his lecture on this book for ages, many thanks for up loading.