'Medieval Riverlogues: Crossing and Contestations Along the Oxus Borderland' Illustrated lecture by Dr. Manu P. Sobti at Seminar Halls III, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 3rd February 2014

Time : 6:30 pm

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Place : Seminar Halls III, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : 'Medieval Riverlogues: Crossing and Contestations Along the Oxus Borderland' Illustrated lecture by Dr. Manu P. Sobti, Associate Professor in Buildings/Landscapes/Cultures, School of Architecture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.  
Positioned within the context of the Arab invasions on Central Asia, Sobti’s work examines medieval borderlands that witnessed passage, journey and abandonment along the Oxus or Amu Darya – the region’s most significant river. Through the course of these invasions, and within the river’s critical role as a liminal zone between two distinct cultural realms – the Arab versus the Persian – the Amu Darya served as the selectively permeable, border/boundary condition for the large Arab armies moving across the region of Khorasan...

Chair: Prof. Madhavan K. Palat   

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