The many lives of a Rajput queen; heroic pasts in India c. 1500-1900.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780295987606

The many lives of a Rajput queen; heroic pasts in India c. 1500-1900.

Sreenivasan, Ramya.

U. of Washington Press

2007

276 pages

$24.95

Paperback

DS435

Padmini is a legendary--some say historical--queen in 14th-century Rajput renowned for her beauty and for immolating herself rather ...

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