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SUMMARY:Plenary Session: Fellow lecture
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DESCRIPTION:Georgios Halkias: Muslim Princesses in Buddhist Courts\nThe pr
 actice of princess-exchange (giving and/or receiving them as  brides) is a
  prevalent feature of ancient diplomacy that was widely  practiced in the 
 north-western Himalayas. Drawing from Ladakhi and Baltī  folk-literatures
  and histories\, I will survey folksongs composed during  the times of the
  Ladakhi royal dynasty (rgyal-dus) and examine the  narratives of the life
  of Muslim princesses who were sent as brides at  the courts of Ladakh and
  became Khatuns (Muslim Queens) in Buddhist  kingdoms. The Muslim Queens o
 f the Himalayas stand witness to a rich  cultural fusion\, an old blend of
  Arab\, Persian\, Mongol\, Indian and  Tibetan elements. Ever since the co
 nversion of the Baltīs to Islam in  the 14th century the Muslim princess-
 brides stood as promises of unity  and peace and as means of alleviating c
 onflict between the warring  houses of Baltistān and the Buddhist kingdom
 s of Ladakh.\nLecture:\nGeorgios Halkias: Muslim Princesses in Buddhist Co
 urts\; Alexandra Cuffel: Creating Hope and Threat: Eldad ha-Dani and the T
 en Lost Tribes as response to medieval Muslim and Christian anti-Jewish  p
 olemic\n\n
URL:https://khk.ceres.rub.de/en/events/PS_090112_en/
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