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Diu : Indo-Muslim and Portuguese history, urban fabric and architecture / by Mehrdad Shokoohy, Natalie H. Shokoohy.
Fine Arts Library NA1508.D59 S56 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shokoohy, Mehrdad, author.
- Shokoohy, Natalie H., author.
- Series:
- Handbook of Oriental studies. Near and Middle East (2014) ; Section 1, v.183.
- Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1: The Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; volume 183
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Built environment--India--Diu (District).
- Built environment.
- Architecture and society--India--Diu (District).
- Architecture and society.
- Historic buildings--India--Diu (District).
- Historic buildings.
- Diu (India : District)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Diu (India : District).
- Diu (India : District)--History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 412 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]
- Summary:
- "The ex-Portuguese Island of Diu - a once strategic maritime gateway to the bay of Cambay, Gujarat, India - features in the corpus of Portuguese history and literature, but a comprehensive study of the island was lacking. Mehrdad and Natalie Shokoohy, known for surveying little-known historic sites in India, present the study of the built environment of Diu in conjunction with the contemporaneous Indian histories in Arabic and Persian, resulting in a fresh view of Indian Ocean commerce and conquest. Extensive surveys of the Fort, the Town and the Island, include the epigraphy, fortifications, urban fabric, mosques, shrines, churches, monasteries, water infrastructure and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple and Towers of Silence. Fragmentary Hindu and Jain archaeological remains are also noted"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- From obscure village to emporium
- The Portuguese fort
- The town of Diu, its layout and historic edifices
- The Zoroastrian legacy in Diu
- The island of Diu, its architecture and historic remains
- Appendix : inscriptions of Diu.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-400) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Shokoohy, Mehrdad. Diu
- ISBN:
- 9789004705906
- 9004705902
- OCLC:
- 1456591138
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