Shadow of God on Earth
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Shadow of God on Earth is an exalted imperial epithet used by Mughal emperors to emphasize their divinely sanctioned authority and supreme status as rulers.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial epithet
ⓘ
political title ⓘ religious title ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
foreign envoys
ⓘ
imperial subjects ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic honorific titles
ⓘ
Mughal imperial ideology ⓘ |
| connotation |
divine favor
ⓘ
legitimacy of rule ⓘ sacred kingship ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | Islamic concept of God’s protection over the community through a ruler ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
divinely sanctioned authority
ⓘ
supreme status of the ruler ⓘ |
| function |
to distinguish the emperor from ordinary subjects
ⓘ
to portray the emperor as God’s representative ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| ideologicalRole |
integration of religious and political authority
ⓘ
legitimization of imperial sovereignty ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
caliphal authority
ⓘ
divine right of kings ⓘ |
| meaningOfRelatedTitle | Shadow of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
court chronicles
ⓘ
panegyrics ⓘ royal titles lists ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Akbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTitle | Zillullah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic political thought ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mughal emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial propaganda
ⓘ
royal self-presentation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courtly rhetoric
ⓘ
imperial correspondence ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
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