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| {{Not to be confused with|Emperor of India}} | {{Not to be confused with|Emperor of India}} | ||
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| ⚫ | '''Emperor of Hindustan''' sometimes also translated as '' |
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| ], First independent ''Emperor of ].'']] | ] (d. 1210), First independent ''Emperor of ].'']] | ||
| ⚫ | '''Emperor of Hindustan''' sometimes also translated as '''''Emperor of India''''',<ref group="Note">Only during the period of the ] during and after the ]</ref> is the usual rendering in English of the ] used firstly by the ]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larned |first=Josephus Nelson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJE3AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22sultan+of+hindustan%22&pg=PA1706 |title=History for Ready Reference: From the Best Historians, Biographers, and Specialists; Their Own Words in a Complete System of History ... |date=1895 |publisher=C.A. Nichols Company |language=en}}</ref> and then their successors the ]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hindustan) |first=Jahangir (Emperor of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T_QNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22emperor+of+hindustan%22 |title=The Jahangirnama: Memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India |date=1999 |publisher=Freer Gallery of Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery |isbn=978-0-19-512718-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-u9tAAAAMAAJ |title=Journal of Historical Research |date=1983 |publisher=Department of History, Ranchi University. |language=en}}</ref> It signified their ] over ] and later much of the ] (excepting the Far-Southern states of present-day India and its Northeastern parts as well). | ||
| ⚫ | ], last ''Emperor of Hindustan'' |
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| The ] was simultaneously used for ] and the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ], last ''Emperor of Hindustan''.]] | ||
| The term ] was used for ] in particular, and also the whole ] during the ]. During the rule of the ] in the 16th century, the term was equivalent to ''].'' | |||
| Even after Mughal rule had collapsed, by about 1720, the other powers in India, such as the ], the British ] and many others, continued to use the title in certain contexts until the Mughal Empire was formally abolished in 1858. For example, the East India Company issued coinage in the name of the "emperor", and bearing this title, until then. Part of the reason for this was to avoid other powers claiming the title, during the prolonged struggle for supremacy in India. | |||
| During the rule of the ] in the 16th century, the term was equivalent to ''Emperor of India,'' which was later used by the British monarchs. | |||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| ===Delhi Sultanate=== | ===Delhi Sultanate=== | ||
| After the ] gained independence from the ], it called |
After the ] gained independence from the ], it called its land ''Hindustan,'' representing its sovereignity over ] (] and the ]) and later the ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt2tqOpVRKgC&pg=PA221 |title=The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History |date=2003-10-16 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-54329-3 |pages=86 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| ] under ], ruling over most of ].]] | |||
| Scholar Bratindra Nath Mukherjee states that during |
Scholar Bratindra Nath Mukherjee states that during the ], ] simultaneously represented ] as well as the entire ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mukherjee |first=Bratindra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aBFuAAAAMAAJ |title=The Foreign Names of the Indian Subcontinent |date=1989 |publisher=Place Names Society of India |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| ===Mughal Empire=== | ===Mughal Empire=== | ||
| The ] was succeeded by the ], which called |
The ] was succeeded by the ], which called its polity ''Hindustan.'' By this period, ] had come to mean the entirety of the ] rather than only ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vanina |first=Evgenii͡a I͡Urʹevna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yriGbWNAF5EC&pg=PA47 |title=Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man |date=2012 |publisher=Primus Books |isbn=978-93-80607-19-1 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| ] in ], ruling over entirety of the ] except ] and ].]] | |||
| == Variations == | == Variations == | ||
| The title ''Emperor of India'' was also used for the Mughal emperors in some translated sources, a term later used by ].{{cn|date=December 2024}} | |||
| Other variations were also used: | Other variations were also used:{{cn|date=December 2024}} | ||
| ''Sultan of Al-Hind (Salṭan-i-al-Hindīyyah)'' | ''Sultan of Al-Hind (Salṭan-i-al-Hindīyyah)'' | ||
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| ''Sultanate of Hindustan (Salṭan-i-Hindūstan)'' | ''Sultanate of Hindustan (Salṭan-i-Hindūstan)'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 28 December 2024
Not to be confused with Emperor of India.
Emperor of Hindustan sometimes also translated as Emperor of India, is the usual rendering in English of the imperial title used firstly by the Delhi Sultanate and then their successors the Mughal Empire It signified their sovereignity over Northern India and later much of the Indian subcontinent (excepting the Far-Southern states of present-day India and its Northeastern parts as well).
The term Hindustan was used for Northern India in particular, and also the whole Indian subcontinent during the Medieval period. During the rule of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century, the term was equivalent to Emperor of India.
Even after Mughal rule had collapsed, by about 1720, the other powers in India, such as the Maratha Confederacy, the British East India Company and many others, continued to use the title in certain contexts until the Mughal Empire was formally abolished in 1858. For example, the East India Company issued coinage in the name of the "emperor", and bearing this title, until then. Part of the reason for this was to avoid other powers claiming the title, during the prolonged struggle for supremacy in India.
History
Delhi Sultanate
After the Delhi Sultanate gained independence from the Ghurid Empire, it called its land Hindustan, representing its sovereignity over Northern India (Punjab and the Indo-Gangetic plains) and later the Indian subcontinent.
Scholar Bratindra Nath Mukherjee states that during the Delhi Sultanate, Hindustan simultaneously represented Northern India as well as the entire Indian subcontinent.
Mughal Empire
The Delhi Sultanate was succeeded by the Mughal Empire, which called its polity Hindustan. By this period, Hindustan had come to mean the entirety of the Indian subcontinent rather than only Northern India.
Variations
The title Emperor of India was also used for the Mughal emperors in some translated sources, a term later used by British monarchs.
Other variations were also used:
Sultan of Al-Hind (Salṭan-i-al-Hindīyyah)
Sultanate of Hindustan (Salṭan-i-Hindūstan)
See also
- Hindustan
- List of sultans of Delhi
- List of emperors of the Mughal Empire
- Monarchs of India
- Emperor of India
References and notes
- Only during the period of the Mughal Empire during and after the 16th century
- Larned, Josephus Nelson (1895). History for Ready Reference: From the Best Historians, Biographers, and Specialists; Their Own Words in a Complete System of History ... C.A. Nichols Company.
- Hindustan), Jahangir (Emperor of (1999). The Jahangirnama: Memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India. Freer Gallery of Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. ISBN 978-0-19-512718-8.
- Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 1983.
- Jackson, Peter (16 October 2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
- Mukherjee, Bratindra Nath (1989). The Foreign Names of the Indian Subcontinent. Place Names Society of India.
- Vanina, Evgenii͡a I͡Urʹevna (2012). Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man. Primus Books. ISBN 978-93-80607-19-1.