Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jawhar Aftabachi (1520s–1580s)

08 Apr 2025

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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Historian Ali Anooshahr on his new book, Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jawhar Aftabachi (1520s–1580s), that studies the life and thoughts of a sixteenth-century slave in India named Jawhar Aftabachi (d. after 1587), who served as the water-carrier for the Mughal Emperor Humayun (d. 1556), and chronicled his reign in a Persian text.

Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Institution(s): 
University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Berkley Institute for South Asia Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Location: 
Hybrid
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