Research Expertise and Interest

Mughal India, Delhi Sultanate, Islam in South Asia/India, Urdu

Research Description

Munis D. Faruqui is a historian. His focus is on the Muslim experience in South Asia, especially during the Mughal period. His books include Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504-1719 (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History, co-edited with Richard Eaton, David Gilmartin and Sunil Kumar (Cambridge University Press, 2013), and Religious Interactions in Mughal India, co-edited with Vasudha Dalmia (Oxford University Press, 2014). He has recently completed a book (forthcoming with Cambridge University Press) focused on the life and reign of Emperor Aurangzeb 'Alamgir (1618-1707) and Mughal Empire in the latter half of the seventeenth and first decades of the eighteenth century. In 2014, Dr. Faruqui was one of three faculty recipients of UC-Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award. The award recognizes teaching that "incites intellectual curiosity in students, engages them thoroughly in the enterprise of learning, and has a lifelong impact." Dr. Faruqui is the current Director of the Institute for South Asia Studies. In that capacity, he holds the Sarah Kailath Chair of India Studies. He is also the Director of Global, International & Area Studies. In addition to the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, Dr. Faruqui is affiliated with the Department of History and the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.