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A. Azfar Moin
University of Texas at Austin
Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
Religious Studies
University of Texas 2505 University Ave Stop A3700
Austin TX 78712-1090
United States
Discipline
Religious Studies/Theology
Sub Areas
13th-18th Centuries
Comparative
Iranian Studies
Islamic Studies
Mughal Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
India
Islamic World
Pakistan
Iran
Specialties
Islamic Historiography
Islam In South Asia
Safavid And Mughal Empires
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
French (intermediate)
Persian (advanced)
Urdu (native)
Education
PhD | 2010 | History | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MA | 2005 | Asian Cultures & Languages | University of Texas at Austin
BA | 2003 | History | University of Texas at Austin
MS | 1996 | Thayer School of Engineering | Dartmouth Col
BS | 1994 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Texas at Austin
Abstracts
Should the Crown have Twelve Points or Seven? The Safavid Origins of the Mughal Royal Cult