Centre or Periphery: Herrschaft between Imaginary and Real Order in Tibetan Societies Exemplified through the Namgyal Dynasty of Ladakh (16th - 19th Century) (17)

• Subject Area: Asian Studies
• Term: from 2016 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 257731206

While basic studies concerning the political and cultural history of Ladakh, its monasticism and rich corpus of charters, muniments and social documents are available, a comprehensive examination of the Ladakhi kingdom as a form of Herrschaft is still a desideratum. To conduct such a research is the aim of this sub-project. By examining a series of sub-questions, in particular the policies of the kings of Ladakh to stabilise their Herrschaft will be revealed. The results will be presented in a transcultural perspective.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1167: Macht and Herrschaft – Premodern Configurations in a Transcultural Perspective
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Peter Schwieger