TAREKHI RASHIDI OF MIRZA MUHAMMAD HAIDER, DUGHALT
TRAVELS IN THE MUGHALS OF CENTRAL ASIA
TRANSLATED: E. DENISON ROSS EDITED: N. ELIAS
The present work in two
volumes is the English Translation of Tarikh-i-Rashidi, written by Mirza
Muhammad Haider, Dughlat. The book brings forth an absorbing and informative
history of Central Asia. The object of Tarikh-i-Rashidi, as the author tells
its readers, is to preserve the memory of Mughals and their Khans. The author,
Mirza Haider, has attempted a very minute and firsthand account of the region
which reveals it both in depth and on a personal level. The work is an earnest
one, and the author, no doubt intended that it should be before everything
else, a clear and complete exposition of the times he had set himself to
chronicle.
The scope and character
of the Tarikh-i-Rashidi may be briefly summarized in the following way. It may
be regarded as the history of that branch of the Mughal Khan who separated
themselves, about the year 1321, from the main system of the Chaghatai, which
was then the ruling dynasty in Transoxiana; and it is the only history known to
exist of this branch of the Mughals. The original or western line- that of
Transoxiana- was at that time declining in power, and through internal
dissensions and administrative decay, was rapidly approaching a final
dissolution. The princes of the branch then thrown off, became masters of
Mughalistan (or Jatah, as it was called at that period) and of all Eastern
Turkistan and continued as a ruling dynasty for more than two and a half
centuries.
The book is divided into
two parts, called Dafter, the first of which is entirely historical, while the
second contains reminiscences of the author life and notices of Chahatai, Uzbeg
and other princes, with whom he was acquainted.
The first Part, or
history proper, was written in Kashmir in 1544 and 1545. It contains a record
of two distinct and parallel dynasties: (1) that of the Khans of Mughalistan,
beginning with Tughluk Timur, who reigned from 1347 to 1362, and whose father,
Isan Bugha, was the first to separate from the main Chaghatai stem; and (2) of
their vassals, the Dughlat Amirs of Eastern Turkistan, on the earliest of whom,
Amir Bulaji, the author’s ancestor, had raised Tughluk Timur to the Khanship.
The second Part, which
has more than twice the extent of the first, and contains Mirza Haider’s record
of his life and times, was the first in point of date. It begins with his birth
and concludes with an account of his second invasion of Kashmir, when, by a
battle fought on the 02nd August, 1541, he became master of the
country. This Part also includes some rules of conduct for Kings, drawn up at
the request of the author, by his spiritual guide, Maulana Muhammad Kazi. The
book is thus a work great historical importance and would interest historians,
explorers, scholars, and general readers.
Book: Tarekhi Rashidi
Translated by E.Denison Ross and Edited by N.Elias
ISBN: 978-81-8339-170-2
Translated by E.Denison Ross and Edited by N.Elias
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KASHMIR IN CRUCIBLE BY PREM NATH BAJAJ
Kashmir problem is much older than the accession issue which
cropped up in 1947. Ever since the British imperialists sold the valley to
Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1846, the problem has presented itself in one shape or
another. For over eighty years the Dogra Hindu rulers could contrive to conceal
the hideous truth that their subjects, predominant majority of whom was Muslim,
were unhappy under their harsh rule. But when in 1931 the Kashmiris rose in
open rebellion against the despotism the problem was posed in public for the
first time. After independence the issue has in essence remained unchanged,
namely the scope of freedom for the State Muslims under majority Hindu rule.
In the long period of over thirty-four years I have had
exchange of views on the vexing issue with leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and
Jawahar Lal Nehru as also a large number of Kashmiri politicians and patriots.
From time to time I expressed my views in State affairs in the context of
Kashmiri’s historical background and a rising wave of democracy. I tried to
elicit the opinions of the great leaders which they stated,at times with
candour, in their letters. Those with disagreement with me in Kashmir have
subjected my views to a close scrutiny thereby presenting other aspects of the
problem with by me. Since this correspondence (comprising selected letters from
a big bunch) throws revealing light on the theme of the book, I have decided it
as appendices at the end.
In the preparation of this volume I have heavily drawn on
the writings of several authors, ancient and modern. I owe a debt of gratitude
to all of them.
Prem Nath Bajaj was born in July 1905 at Srinagar. Educated
in S.P. College, he took his degree from Punjab University and entered public
life in August 1930 by joining the Women’s Welfare Trust. In 1931 he was
elected President of the S.D. Yuvat Sabha that year the Maharaja nominated him
as a non- official member of the Grievances Enquiry Commission and the Constitutional
Reforms Conference. He started the daily Vitasta in 1932 to advocate the cause
of Secularism, Democracy and Freedom.
Bazaz is the author of several books including Inside
Kashmir (1942), Azad Kashmir (1951) and The History of Struggle for Freedom in
Kashmir (1954). He has written a number of treaties and booklets in English and
Urdu on Economic, Political, Cultural and social problems of Kashmir.
Book: Kashmir in Crucible
Author: Prem Nath Bazaz
ISBN: 81-8339-024-2
Number of Pages: XIV + 318
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FOLK – TALES OF KASHMIR BY J.HINTON KNOWLES
Kashmir as a field of folklore literature is, perhaps, not
surpassed in fertility by any other country in the world; and yet, while every
year witnesses the publication of books on the subject from Bengal, Bombay,
Madras, Punjab and other parts; and while each successive number of The Indian
Antiquary, Indian Notes and Queries and lately The Christian College Magazine
and The Indian Evangelical Review, presents to us articles more or less
relevant, this field, ripe for the harvest, has remained almost ungleaned. No
doubt its isolated position and the difficulty of its language have had
something to do with this apparent neglect. I am more glad, therefore, to have
availed myself of the opportunities afforded me through a year’s residency in
the valley.
However, I hope the reader will not consider that I suppose
the science of folklore should not include Comparative Mythology. On the contrary,
I firmly believe that several tales must be attributed to a mythological
origin. But I am also as firmly convinced that many tales must be attributed to
a historical origin. “What seems to be demanded from every interpreter of old
tradition, every explorer of the dark field of popular fiction, is a wariness
that will not allow itself to be hoodwinked by any prejudice in favour of this
or that particular theory.
I would draw the attention of the folklorists to the notes
in connection with these different stories. They have been gathered and
arranged with some care, in the hope that they may help the reader to turn up
readily to variants of the tales, or of different incidents in the tale. All
Kashmiri or Hindustani words have been fully explained – at the end of the page
on which they occur; and if they are ordinary, in the Glossary at the end of
the book.
Book: Folk- Tales of Kashmir
Author: J. Hinton Knowles
ISBN: 978-81-8339-004-0
Number
of Pages: 401
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SHEIKH MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH – TRAGIC HERO OF KASHMIR BY AJIT BHATTACHARJEA
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah: Tragic Hero of Kashmir is the
first comprehensive, well- documented account of the life of the charismatic
leader, the Lion of Kashmir, who contributed crucially to the making of modern
India in terms of territory and more importantly to its founding ideology of
secularism.
Kashmir was the scene of a distinctive political
transformation in the late 1930’s. In contrast to the rise of Muslim League in
much of the subcontinent – which was to lead to Partition – the most popular
party in the valley turned away from communal politics and embraced secularism.
On 11 June 1939, Sheikh Abdullah was successful in changing the name of the
party he was leading from Kashmir Muslim conference to National Conference.
The author traces the historic developments that followed
this unique commitment to secularism inspired by Sheikh Abdullah. It also paved
the way for Jammu and Kashmir to accede to India and resist aggression from Pakistan.
Backed by Nehru’s friendship, Abdullah rose to become the
first popular prime minister of the state, but also the target of conservative
and communal forces in India. His demand that pledge of special status for the
state in the accession documents be honored was described as anti – national,
even pro – Pakistani.
The intrigue that led to Abdullah’s downfall and arrest on
08 August 1953 is well documented as is the role of the Home Ministry’s
Intelligence Bureau. The elaborate conspiracy case it built up was belatedly
rejected by Nehru himself. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, the author
takes us through Abdullah’s long, tragic periods of detention until he was
persuaded to return to Jammu & Kashmir as chief minister. He demonstrated his
continuing popularity by winning an election before his death in 1982.
A veteran journalist and former editor of the Hindustan
Times and the Indian Express, Ajit Bhattacharjea has covered Kashmir since
1947. He has authored several books including Dateline Bangladesh; Kashmir: The
Wounded Valley; Countdown to Partition; and Unfinished revolution: A political
Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan.
Book: Tragic Hero of Kashmir
Author: Ajit Bhattacharjea
ISBN: 978-81-7436-671-9
Number of Pages: XXX + 271
Language: English
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KINGDOM OF KASHMIR BY M.L KAPUR
Kashmir is an ancient principality. In the Puranas, it is mentioned
by the name of Gerek, which means a hill. The Mahabharta and the Budhist
literature refer to it as Kasmira, while the Mulasarvastivada Vinnaya calls it
Kasmira – Mandala. For the Greeks (Ptolemy), it was kasperiria. Some scholars
believe Herodoo – Yeng and Sun – Yan (6th century A.D). Hieun –
Tsang (7th century A.D) calls it Kia-shih-mi-lo.Khachal and kashrat
are the names given to it by the Tibetans and the Dards respectively.The ancient Kashmiris themselves called their country as
Kashmira which later shortened to Kashmir.
Dr. M.L Kapur was born at Jammu on October 17, 1929. After
graduating from the local Price of Wales College, he obtained his M.A Degrees
in Economics and History from the Punjab University.
He started his career in the Education Department of the
Education Department of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Colleges at Sopur,
Kathua and Udhampur. In 1965 he joined the Post- Graduate Department of the
University of Jammu, and has been working there since. He got his Ph.D, degree
also from this University.
Book: Kingdom of Kashmir
Author: M.L Kapur
ISBN: 81-8339-021-8
Number of Pages: 598
Language: English
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KASHMIR – ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE BY KAUMUDI
Kashmir has been for
centuries the fountainhead of art and culture in the East. At the cross – roads
of the ancient caravan routes in Central Asia, Kashmir has been the meeting
point of various cultures. In her spacious valleys, she has harmoniously blended
their myriad trend to produce a civilization distinctive of her people and her
heritage. But Kashmir is more than a civilization. She is an answer to man’s
eternal craving for scenic beauty.
It was my great good fortune to have spent several summers
in the early years of my life in this picturesque Valley, when I had ample
opportunities of trekking far and wide into the interior. This developed in me
a deep love and admiration for the lovelier and the happier side of life there.
These memories of the early impressionable days were later strengthened by a
somewhat detailed and systematic study of Kashmir in all its various phases.
This book is an outcome of my admiration and study.
The book aims at presenting the lay- reader with a vivid
story of Kashmir’s “achievements” in the spheres of art, learning and
literature. From Kashmir’s arts, her handicrafts, her traditional lore, her
music, her customs and her ideas, I have attempted to seek the pattern of her
artistic and cultural heritage.
At a time when the question of accession of Kashmir to one
of the neighbouring countries has assumed an international significance, this
cultural aspect of the Kashmir story should not be allowed to go by default.
This little book is an attempt to fill in the gap. If, therefore, by a perusal
of this book, the reader is able to appreciate and grasp the brighter side of
life in this beautiful valley, I shall feel my labour to have been fully
rewarded.
Book: Kashmir – Its Cultural Heritage
Author: Kaumudi
ISBN: 81-86714-99-5
Number of Pages: 270
Language: English
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THE ISLAMIZATION OF KASHMIR (A STUDY OF MUSLIM MISSIONARIES) BY DR. ALTAF HUSSAIN YATOO
This book is a humble
effort on his part to present the endeavor of the Muslim missionaries in the
process of The Islamization of Kshmir. Although the main architect of the
edifice of Islam in Kashmir has been Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, but the people
who poured into the valley prior to him were the trend-setters for hiss
missionary work and the ones who followed him furthered and brought to
culmination the work undertaken by this Great Sayyid. As such, the book
highlights the pivotal role of the Sayyid in the thorough transformation of
Kashmir into an Islamic land because he not only enriched the results of his
forerunners but also paved the way for his successors. Thus the book is a
humble realization of the qard (indebtedness) and fard (obligation) which every
Kashmiri Muslim owes to the Sayyid according to Prof. Samsuddin Ahmad, the
great biographer of the Sayyid.
Altaf Hussain Yatoo,
hailing from Goshbugh, Pattan, Baramulla, North Kashmir, is a Science graduate
(from Govt. Degree College, Sopore) with Masters (from University of Kashmir),
NET and PhD (from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi) in Islamic Studies besides
having PG (from IGNOU) in English.
Book: The Islamization of
Kashmir
Author: Dr Altaf Hussain Yatoo
ISBN: 978-81-8339-146-7
Author: Dr Altaf Hussain Yatoo
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HATIM’S TALES – KASHMIRI STORIES AND SONGS BY AUREL STEIN - INTRODUCTION: SHAFI SHAUQ
Kashmir, like any other
Indian cultural region of India, has its rich tradition of folklore. Hatim’s
Tales are a class by themselves in this rich heritage.
A spell-binding story
teller. Hatim was a legend in his lifetime. He recited, intoned, sang and
talked to his fond listeners in the towns and villages of the picturesque
Kashmir Valley. His tales were drawn from history, mythology, traditional
narratives and original stories devised by Hatim himself. They were part of the
oral tradition which survived in memory and word of the mouth.
Sir Aurel Stein took
pains to listen to the legendary Hatim and take down notes. When elaborated and
translated for a book, it became a unique collection of folk tales, ballads,
folk songs taken straight from the mouth of hereditary storyteller and recite.
The book contains the
original in Kashmiri, translation in English, linguistic analysis, vocabulary
and index. The modern reader will find in the collection the most authentic
account of the Kashmiri folklore ever recorded. It is sheer pleasure to read them
and enjoy their down to earth wit and wisdom.
Sir Mark Aurel Stein was
born on November 26, in 1862 in Budapest, (Hungary). After his graduation, Mark
Aurel Stein felt interested in the archaeological studies of Iran and India
when his teacher G. Buhlar, himself a great orientalist, kindled in him an
irresistible passion for the rich classical learning of India. After getting
his doctoral degree in 1884, he went to the Oxford University where he
continued his studies in the field. In 1885 he was appointed as the Registrar
of the Punjab University and the Principal of the Oriental College Lahore. In
1888 he visited Kashmir to get an entire and the oldest manuscript of the
Rajatarangani.
During his Central Asian
tours he made an in depth study of the archaeology of Khotan and published his
studies under the title Ancient Khotan.
Stein’s interest in
language and the folklore of Kashmir during the years 1888-98 when he was
preparing a critical edition of Kalhan’s Rajatarangani, with its commented
translation. After several accomplishments, the great expeditions in the
Central Asia and China, Sir Aurel Stein died on 26 October 1943 at Kabul at the
age of eight-one.
Stein’s Hatim’s Tales,
edited by Geroge Abraham Grierson, is a monumental work in the field of folklore.
Besides being a record of the original text of some of the most fascinating
folk tales of Kashmir, it is an indispensable work for the students of history,
anthropology and poetics.
Book: Hatim’s Tales –
Kashmiri Stories and Songs
Author: Aurel Stein
ISBN: 81-86714-86-3
Language: English
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THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF KASMIRA SAIVISM BY MOTI LAL PANDIT - A STUDY OF TRIKA THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
The philosophical
thought of Trika Saivism of Kashmir adumbrates a new dawn in the religious as
well as philosophical history of India. It is so rich in its metaphysical
thought as to be universal on account of it being open- minded and synthetic.
It recognizes the validity of philosophical thought of every school to the
extent that the truth is apprehended and recognized. It is because of this
synthetic approach that Trika Saivism has successfully wedded realism with
idealism. It is idealistic to the extent that it maintains that the world is
nothing but the emanation of consciousness. It is realistic to the measure that
it concludes that the emanation of the objective world is real. It rejects the
Vedantic view of the Absolute as being mere light of consciousness. Instead, it
speaks of the Absolute as being both the light of consciousness as well as
cognitive self- awareness. It is on the basis of this philosophical thought
that Trika thinkers have equated the Absolute with absolute Freedom. Thus, the
Absolute of Trika is not an inactive or impersonal principle, but it is an
absolutism that has theistic orientation characterized by Freedom. Above all,
it gave birth to a new school of philosophy, namely, the Pratyabhijna
School.
Moti Lal Pandit, trained
as a theologian and linguist, has been engaged in Indological research for the
last thirty years. He has published articles as well as books on a vast range
of subjects. Initially, he began his research in Vedic religion and philosophy.
Gradually, he shifted his attention towards Buddhism and as a result of this
shift; he has been successful in publishing a number of books on Buddhism
philosophy and history. For the last several years however he is fully engaged
in the study of Trika Saivism of Kashmir. Some of his publications: Vedic
Hinduism, The Essentials of Buddhist Thought, Sankara’s concept of Reality,
Buddhism in Perspective, Being as Becoming, Towards Transcendence, The Buddhist
theory of knowledge and Reality, from Dualism to Non Dualism.
Book: The Philosophical and
Practical Aspects of Kasmira Saivism
Author: Moti Lal Pandit
ISBN: 978-81-215-1232-9
Number of Pages: VII + 258
Language: English
Author: Moti Lal Pandit
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MYSTICISM IN SHAIVISM AND CHRISTIANITY EDITED BY BETTINA BAUMER
If mysticism is hard to
define, what is it then? Or, why have mystics often spoken about what they have
realized – notwithstanding the ‘unspeakability’ of a spiritual experience? And,
yet more significantly, how can a meeting point of different religious
traditions be discovered at the mystical level? Focusing on these and other
related questions, eminent scholars from varying religious traditions here
explore the nature of mystical experience in two of the world’s major traditions:
Hinduism and Christianity.
Neither a comparative
study of religious traditions, nor an attempt to develop overall mystical
theology, the book sets out spiritual dialogue Saiva and Christian mysticism: a
dialogue wherein the participants articulate world-views of the mystical
traditions of Saiva Siddhanta, Kashmir Saivism, Meister Eckhart, Hadewijch,
Julian of Norwich, St. Ignatius Loyola and of the Eastern Christianity. And,
without taking any a priori intellectual position, each author here evolves
his/her own tradition- specific perspective on mysticism – letting the
comparison, if any, to surface in the dialogue itself.
A spiritual dialogue,
like the ones this work embodies, holds a key to an insightful understanding
between different people, cultures and faiths – more specially in today’s world
rive, as it is, by fundamentalist forces and endless religious conflicts.
The book will be
valuable acquisition for scholars and spiritual interested readers alike.
Bettina Baumer, Austrian
by birth, is a widely known Indologist, author and scholar, with a versatility
of research concerns: ranging from Kashmir Saivism to Oriya religious
traditions, from Siplasastras to Indian temple architecture. Settled at
Varanasi, India, since 1967, she was Research Director of the Alice Boner
Foundation (Varanasi) and Visiting Professor of Religious Studies at Vienna
University. And as President since 1988, of the Abhishiktananda Society, she
has been engaged in interreligious dialogue with focused interest in
comparative mysticism.
Besides her German
translations of Yoga- sutra, Upanisads and Abhinavagupta, Dr Baumer has also
edited and authored a number of books which notably include Volumes 1-3 of
Kalatattvakosa, Rupa Pratirupa, Vastusutra Upanisad, Void and Fullness in the Buddhist,
Hindu and Christian Traditions and Silparatnakosa.
Book: Mysticism in Shaivism
and Christianity
Author: Edited by Bettina Baumer
ISBN: 812460096-1
Number of Pages: IX + 363
Language: English
Author: Edited by Bettina Baumer
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