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Dakhni Qasida : A Popular Literary Form from the Deccan s Golden Age

A 'qasida', which means an encomium, first originated in Arabic literature and then became popular in the Persianate literary cosmos to which Bijapur and Golconda belonged.

United kingdomBijapur haiderAli damghaniAdil shahSultan abdullah qutb shahJamshid shahNaqi al husayniBijapur sultan muhammadIbrahim rauzaSultana khadijaAli adil shahIbrahim adil shahQutb shahiBritish library io islamicBritish library orMullah nusrati

Images: This richly illustrated Dakhni poem is a gem of Deccan literature

In many ways, ‘Khavarnamah’ signals the apogee of book arts and Dakhni literature in 17th-century Bijapur.

United kingdomBijapur haiderAli damghaniAdil shahSultan abdullah qutb shahJamshid shahNaqi al husayniBijapur sultan muhammadIbrahim rauzaSultana khadijaAli adil shahIbrahim adil shahQutb shahiBritish library io islamicBritish library orPublic domain british library io islamic

In Turkic literature, Alexander the Great appears as both a legend and a divine king

Many Turkic peoples inhabit regions that were deeply impacted by Alexander’s military campaigns.

United kingdomUnited statesNevizade atayi hamseAlisher navoiyNevizade atayiMahmud el hatip rumiTaceddin ahmetSultan bayezitBritish library orBritish libraryWalters museumWalters art museumLibrary discovering sacred textsBritish library addPublic domainSaddi iskandar

A glimpse of five centuries of Amir Khusraw s poetry

A peek at Persian manuscripts of the writer’s work in the British Library.

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How did Alexander become the Great ? A new exhibition explores the making of a myth

A glimpse of artefacts that will soon be on display at London’s British Library.

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