Advice on the art of governance : an Indo-Islamic mirror for princes : Mau i ah-i Jah ng r of Mu ammad B qir Najm-i S n / English and Persian Text / Persian text with introduction, translation, and notes by Sajida Sultana Alvi

Albany : State University of New York Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description: x, 215 pages ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. English and Persian.Contents: On exhortation (na at) of the emperors. Introduction -- sect. 1. On justice ( ad la) and discipline (siy sat) -- sect. 2. On generosity (sakh wat), bravery (shuj at), and forbearance ( ilm) -- sect. 3. On consultation (mashwarat) and planning (tadb r) -- sect. 4. Guarding against enemies (fol. 20b) -- sect. 5. On not acting upon the advice of a selfish person ( ib-i ghara ) and not permitting a conspirator (s ) and calumniator (nam m) in the Council -- sect. 6. On training servants (dar tarb yat-i mul zim n) -- The admonition of subordinates and peers. sect. 1. Associating and intermingling with friends -- sect. 2. In condemnation of poverty, and on endeavors for the acquisition of wealth -- sect. 3. Submitting to the divine will (qa -i il h ), contentment (qan at) and solitude ( uzlat) -- sect. 4. Striving for accomplishments (kam l t) and divine consent -- Conclusion. Subjects: Education of princes ; Early works to 1800. 15.75 history of Asia. Kings and rulers. herrschererziehung. Prinsen. Regeringen. Education of princes. Persian prose literature 1500-1796 Mogul Empire Kings and rulers. India Mogul Empire. Mogulreich. Mongoolse rijk. India Kings and rulers. Mogul Empire History Sources