Sajida Sultana Alvi is Associate Professor with appointment to a newly established Chair in Urdu Language and Culture at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University.

"It makes available a good specimen of an important genre of political writing—Mirrors for Princes—from Muslim India. The translation is accurate and fluent, and the introduction and annotations very good."—Said Amir Arjomand, SUNY, Stony Brook"The translator reveals lots of interesting information in her introduction. The later Indian mirrors for princes have not been well studied, and she brings in a good deal of comparative material that not only places the present text in its intellectual context, but is also suggestive of ideas for future research."—William L. Hanaway, University of Pennsylvania

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionEditing and Translation of the TextTranslationI. On the Exhortation of the EmperorsIntroduction1. On Justice and Discipline2. On Generosity, Bravery, and Forbearance3. On Consultation Against Planning4. Guarding Against Enemies5. On Not Acting Upon the Advice of a Selfish Person and Not Permitting a Conspirator and Calumniator in the Council6. On Training ServantsII. The Admonition of Subordinates and Peers 1. Associating and Intermingling with Friends2. In Condemnation of Poverty, and on Endeavors for the Acquisition of Wealth 3. Submitting to the Divine Will, Contentment and Solitude4. Striving for Accomplishments and Divine ConsentIntroduction NotesTranslation NotesPersian TextIndex

Sajida Sultana Alvi is Associate Professor with appointment to a newly established Chair in Urdu Language and Culture at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University.

"It makes available a good specimen of an important genre of political writing—Mirrors for Princes—from Muslim India. The translation is accurate and fluent, and the introduction and annotations very good."—Said Amir Arjomand, SUNY, Stony Brook"The translator reveals lots of interesting information in her introduction. The later Indian mirrors for princes have not been well studied, and she brings in a good deal of comparative material that not only places the present text in its intellectual context, but is also suggestive of ideas for future research."—William L. Hanaway, University of Pennsylvania

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionEditing and Translation of the TextTranslationI. On the Exhortation of the EmperorsIntroduction1. On Justice and Discipline2. On Generosity, Bravery, and Forbearance3. On Consultation Against Planning4. Guarding Against Enemies5. On Not Acting Upon the Advice of a Selfish Person and Not Permitting a Conspirator and Calumniator in the Council6. On Training ServantsII. The Admonition of Subordinates and Peers 1. Associating and Intermingling with Friends2. In Condemnation of Poverty, and on Endeavors for the Acquisition of Wealth 3. Submitting to the Divine Will, Contentment and Solitude4. Striving for Accomplishments and Divine ConsentIntroduction NotesTranslation NotesPersian TextIndex

Sajida Sultana Alvi is Associate Professor with appointment to a newly established Chair in Urdu Language and Culture at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University.

"It makes available a good specimen of an important genre of political writing—Mirrors for Princes—from Muslim India. The translation is accurate and fluent, and the introduction and annotations very good."—Said Amir Arjomand, SUNY, Stony Brook"The translator reveals lots of interesting information in her introduction. The later Indian mirrors for princes have not been well studied, and she brings in a good deal of comparative material that not only places the present text in its intellectual context, but is also suggestive of ideas for future research."—William L. Hanaway, University of Pennsylvania

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionEditing and Translation of the TextTranslationI. On the Exhortation of the EmperorsIntroduction1. On Justice and Discipline2. On Generosity, Bravery, and Forbearance3. On Consultation Against Planning4. Guarding Against Enemies5. On Not Acting Upon the Advice of a Selfish Person and Not Permitting a Conspirator and Calumniator in the Council6. On Training ServantsII. The Admonition of Subordinates and Peers 1. Associating and Intermingling with Friends2. In Condemnation of Poverty, and on Endeavors for the Acquisition of Wealth 3. Submitting to the Divine Will, Contentment and Solitude4. Striving for Accomplishments and Divine ConsentIntroduction NotesTranslation NotesPersian TextIndex