Imperial splendour: textiles and royal life

Name: Imperial splendour: textiles and royal life
Uploaded: 2022-08-22
Duration: 4 min 36 s
Channel: Khan Academy
Description: Opulent textiles were leveraged by kingdoms and empires to affirm their place in South Asian society. In this video, we explore how these can reveal deep societal imbalances by looking at intersections of patronage, production and power. View the transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yxN2G89F

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Opulent textiles were leveraged by kingdoms and empires to affirm their place in South Asian society. In this video, we explore how these can reveal deep societal imbalances by looking at intersections of patronage, production and power. View the transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yxN2G89FJjl5WzSTG_ois9H5yE6c0yeq/view?usp=sharing View the detailed captions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ETlpLrp-pTMidHKH-Y5W8qk2Y4QjagHq/view?usp=sharing Video and resources by The MAP Academy: https://mapacademy.io/academy/courses/textiles-from-the-indian-subcontinent-short-course/