The Kingdom of Ahmednagar

Release of ASM Journal Volume 92

We are happy to share with you that on 26 th November 2024, on the occasion of the 220 th Foundation Day of the Asiatic, the Society has released Volume 92 of the ASM Journal. This is the latest volume of the journal released by the Society. The editors of the journal are Professor Madhu Kelkar and Professor Usha R Vijailakshmi. It has come to the Society's notice that some unscrupulous elements are collecting money for publishing papers in the Society's Journal and are offering bogus certificates. Some of the candidates had mailed these certificates to the Society. These certificates carry the names of the editors of previous volumes. The Asiatic Society does not collect money for publishing research papers in its journal, nor does it guarantee publication, and most importantly it does not issue any certificate. Authors must verify with the Society before submitting any papers, and papers will be published only after rigorous peer review and editing. The Society does not take responsibility for any payments made to third parties claiming to represent the Society, or for their papers appearing in a cloned/spam journal. Ours is a print-only journal. We do not publish the journal online.

From 1490 to 1636, the Nizam Shahi kingdom of Ahmadnagar was one of the Deccani sultanates. One of its cities Daulatabad was the strategic gateway to the North Deccan. The great Bhakti saint-poet Eknath was a disciple of Janarden Swami who was governor of Daulatabad’s fort. There are extraordinary dargahs and tombs of notables in and near the city of Khuldabad.
Its paintings, architecture, spiritual heritage, and unique history are thrilling. Only a few miniature paintings and drawings have survived ,but they are magical. The paintings have gold backgrounds or energetic coloring that overwhelms the onlooker , whereas the delicate lines of the drawings drew us closer and closer to appreciate them.
Particularly intriguing is the story of Malik Ambar, an Abyssinian slave who took control of the state. He is still known today for his defense of the Deccan against the Mughals. One of the fascinating paintings was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir; it shows Jahangir imagining shooting an arrow through his nemesis Malik Ambar’s head.
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