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This article discusses a book by Alka Patel that examines the history of the Shansabanis, also known as the Ghurids, through their architectural remains. The Shansabanis were a dynasty that originated in modern-day Afghanistan and gained control over parts of the eastern Iranian world and the north of the Indian subcontinent. The book focuses on the buildings attributed to the Shansabanis in Afghanistan and Pakistan during the twelfth century, using archaeological, epigraphic, and written sources. The author explores the transition of the Shansabanis from nomadism to established Perso-Islamic kingship and discusses the challenges of interpreting the architectural evidence. Overall, the book provides valuable insights into the Shansabanid dynasty and its associated monuments. [Extracted from the article]

In the absence of such an assessment, Schwartz produces a forceful critique of nationalist historiography, but his own conclusions about the periodization of Persian poetry and canons must remain more uncertain. Several generations of new narratives about the transregional "cosmopoli" or "scriptworlds" of premodern prestige languages have sent scholars back to the archives to begin reading the vast corpuses produced in peripheral regions. In Persian literary studies, the process of denationalization began in earnest in the 1990s, as scholars in Iran revisited and reconsidered early modern Indo-Persian poetry that had long been dismissed as decadent by Iranians. [Extracted from the article]

A bibliography on the subject of Islamic studies is presented, which includes the books "The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives" by Carole Hillenbrand, "Persian Historiography" by Julie Meisami, and "Being Modern in Iran" by Fariba Adelkhah.