Munis D. Faruqui
Ph.D. Duke University, 2002
M.Phil. University of Cambridge, 1992
B.A Oberlin College, 1990
Dwinelle 358A; Spring 2012: Tu 2:15-4:15 pm
Munis Faruqui teaches courses about Muslims in South Asia and Advanced Urdu. He has recently completed a book -- Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504-1719 -- that focuses on the figure of the Mughal Prince to explore questions of Mughal state formation, imperial power, and dynastic decline in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century South Asia.
Recent and forthcoming publications include an examination of the creation of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605); an investigation into the founding decades (circa 1720s-40s) of the princely state of Hyderabad; and a study of the mystic and Mughal prince, Dara Shukoh (d. 1659). His other research interests include Islam's interaction with non-Muslim religious traditions, and the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707).
