4th Young Researchers’ Indo-Persian Conference: “Patronage in Persianate South Asia” — Marseille, 11-12 June 2026
4th Young Researchers’ Indo-Persian Conference:
Patronage in Persianate South Asia
June 11th-12th 2026 at
Centre de la Vieille Charité,
2 Rue de la Charité, 13002, Marseille (France) and Online
Organized by:
Victor Baptiste (EPHE-GREI) Raffaello De Leon-Jones Diani (EHESS-CESAH-CERCLeS)
With the collaboration of:
Maria Ashak Mathys Colin
Thursday, June 11th
Session 1 –Chair: Hairy Ozkoray (AMU)
10:00-10:30: Introduction by the organizers
10:30–11:30: “Sufis and Poets: Provincializing the Empire through Religio-political Dynamics, c.1600- 1750” by Shakir ul-Hasan (Online)
11:30-11:45: Coffee Break
11:45–12:45: “Rajput kings and their engagement with Vedānta in 17th and 18th century North India” by Rosina Pastore
12:45–14:00: Lunch break
Session 1 –Chair: Hairy Ozkoray (AMU)
10:00-10:30: Introduction by the organizers
10:30–11:30: “Sufis and Poets: Provincializing the Empire through Religio-political Dynamics, c.1600- 1750” by Shakir ul-Hasan (Online)
11:30-11:45: Coffee Break
11:45–12:45: “Rajput kings and their engagement with Vedānta in 17th and 18th century North India” by Rosina Pastore
12:45–14:00: Lunch break
Session 2 –Chair: Carmen Spiers (AMU)
14:00–14:15: Introduction
14:15–15:15: “The Wish-Granting Creeper of Praise: The Language of Patronage in Mughal Banaras” by Kartik Maini
15:15-15:30: Coffee Break
15:30–16:30: “A Brahmin Pandit and his Muslim patrons: Śrīvara’s attendance at the Kashmiri Šāhmīrid court” by Fabio Pagliani
16:30-17:30: “Religious Patronage at the Mughal Court: Title Bestowal on 16 Century Jains” by Raffaello De León-Jones Diani
Friday, June 12th
Session 3 –Chair : Eleonora Canepari (EHESS CeRCLeS)
10:00-10:30: Introduction by the organizers
10:30–11:30: “Patronage, Protection and Friendship: The Nature of the Relationship between ʿĀqil Khān ‘Rāzī’ and Mirzā ‘Bēdil’ Dihlavī during the Late 17th Century” by Victor Baptiste
11:30 –11:45: Coffee Break
11:45–12:45: “The Mughal Shuʿarāʾ Showdown: One Story of Inter-religious Love in Two Indo-Persian Mathnawīs” by Ojaswini Shekhawat (Online)
12:45–14:00: Lunch break
Session 4 –Chair : Fabrizio Speziale (EHESS CESAH/
CeRCLeS)
14:00 –14: 15 : Introduction
14:15–15:15: “Architectural studies of Tarikh-i-Rauza-i-Taj bi bi” by Abdullah (online)
15:15–15:30: Coffee Break
15:30–16:30: Special guest Pr. Said Arjomand “Concluding Remarks on Persianate Studies”
General Discussion
17:15: Final Refreshments
17:15: Final Refreshments
FULL PROGRAM : 4YRIPC-0611122026-Programme-FULL
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Chargé de diffusion scientifique (26 mai 2026). 4th Young Researchers’ Indo-Persian Conference: “Patronage in Persianate South Asia” — Marseille, 11-12 June 2026. IISMM. Consulté le 10 octobre 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/169sz
