About the Book: Devotional Sovereignty : Kingship and Religion in India
Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the
shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore
during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r. 1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r.
1799-1868). Tipu Sultan was a Muslim king famous for resisting British dominance
until his death; Krishnaraja III was a Hindu king who succumbed to British
political and administrative control. Despite their differences, the courts of
both kings dealt with the changing political landscape by turning to the
religious and mythical past to construct a royal identity for their kings. Caleb
Simmons explores the