| ID | 103152 |
| Title Proper | Maharaja |
| Other Title Information | the splendour of India's royal courts |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jackson, Anna |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A curtain-raiser for the current "Maharaja" Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum, which explains the evolution of Indian concepts of kingship from the early18th to the mid-twentieth centuries. The article describes how pageantry and symbolism formed part of the essentials of kingship, together with martial prowess and patronage of the arts. The British Raj thus took over a valid existing pattern of behaviour, which however became increasingly difficult to sustain and justify as independence loomed. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Affairs Vol. 40, No. 3; Nov 2009: p. 425 - 432 |
| Journal Source | Asian Affairs Vol. 40, No. 3; Nov 2009: p. 425 - 432 |
| Key Words | Maharaja ; India's Royal Courts ; Victoria ; Kingship ; India ; Albert Museum |