The Use of Quranic Inscriptions in the Bahmani Royal Mausoleums

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_303
dc.contributor.author	Mondini Sara
dc.title	The Use of Quranic Inscriptions in the Bahmani Royal Mausoleums. The Case of Three Tombstones from Ashtur
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Three inscribed tombstones have been (re)discovered within the second royal funerary complex of the Bahmani dynasty (1347-1527), in the village of Ashtur (Bidar district), in the modern state of Karnataka, India. The finding of the tombstones in situ and their hypothetical dating – based on the architectural analysis of the nearest structures – call for some considerations with regard to their peculiar location in a funerary chamber under the base of one of the structures of the complex. At the same time, the examination of the content of the inscriptions and the specific choice of some Quranic verses (ayat) allow us to reflect on the use and recurrence of Quranic inscriptions in the Gulbarga and Bidar districts in the first half of the Bahmani Sultanate (ca 1347-1436), and on the specific meanings and powers attributed to them when associated with royal burials.
dc.relation.ispartof	Eurasian Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2016-07-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-086-0/the-use-of-quranic-inscriptions-in-the-bahmani-roy/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-085-3/EUR-4-12
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8879
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9433
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-086-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-085-3
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Bahmani
dc.subject	Bahmani
dc.subject	Deccan
dc.subject	Deccan
dc.subject	Inscriptions
dc.subject	Inscriptions
dc.subject	Quran
dc.subject	Quran
dc.subject	Tombstone
dc.subject	Tombstone

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The Use of Quranic Inscriptions in the Bahmani Royal Mausoleums

The Case of Three Tombstones from Ashtur

Sara Mondini Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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Three inscribed tombstones have been (re)discovered within the second royal funerary complex of the Bahmani dynasty (1347-1527), in the village of Ashtur (Bidar district), in the modern state of Karnataka, India. The finding of the tombstones in situ and their hypothetical dating – based on the architectural analysis of the nearest structures – call for some considerations with regard to their peculiar location in a funerary chamber under the base of one of the structures of the complex. At the same time, the examination of the content of the inscriptions and the specific choice of some Quranic verses (ayat) allow us to reflect on the use and recurrence of Quranic inscriptions in the Gulbarga and Bidar districts in the first half of the Bahmani Sultanate (ca 1347-1436), and on the specific meanings and powers attributed to them when associated with royal burials.

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Keywords: Inscriptions • Tombstone • Bahmani • Deccan • Quran

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