In this symposium, speakers will address various aspects of the maharajas' cultural patronage and its impact on Indian art and politics from the eighteenth through the early twentieth century.
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Portraits of Nadir Shah: Kingship & Continuity in South Asia
Tushara Bindu Gude, LACMA
Fallen Royalty: Conquest & the Resumption of Sovereignty Under the Company Raj
Sudipta Sen, UC Davis
Rajputs and the Raj: Princes of Rajasthan and Kutch
Thomas Metcalf, UC Berkeley
The Buildings of the Begums of Bhopal: Islamic Architecture in a 19th Century Colonial Indian State
Barbara Metcalf, University of Michigan