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Robes of honour: khil'at in pre-colonial and colonial India

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Robes of honour: khil'at in pre-colonial and colonial India

Robes of honour: khil'at in pre-colonial and colonial India By Stewart Gordon
2003 | 167 Pages | ISBN: 0195663225 | PDF | 38 MB


This volume analyzes the Khilat ceremony, the tradition of honorific robing, prevalent in South Asia in the pre-colonial and colonial periods. The essays here examine the historical depth, geographic spread and general importance of the custom.