Ali Anooshahr

Historian of Mughal India and the Persianate world, professor of history at the University of California, Davis, and author of Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jawhar Aftabachi (Oxford UP, 2025).

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Dec 5, 2025 • 54min

Ali Anooshahr, "Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jawhar Aftabachi (1520s–1580s)" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Ali Anooshahr, a historian specializing in Mughal India at UC Davis, dives into the extraordinary life of Jawhar Aftabachi, a slave turned chronicler. Jawhar’s journey takes him from the Ottoman Empire to the Mughal court, revealing insights into early modern slavery. Anooshahr discusses how Jawhar’s memoir provides a unique perspective on servitude framed as spiritual discipleship. He explores Jawhar's literary influences and the impact of alienation in Mughal society, while also contrasting Indian Ocean and Atlantic slavery dynamics.

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