Banarsi Prasad Saxena Explained

Banarsi Prasad Saxena (Banarsi Prasad Saksena) was an Indian historian associated with Allahabad University.

Saxena was awarded a PhD by University of London, School of Oriental Studies in 1931.^{[1] [2]} He later became head of the departments of history in both the University of Allahabad^{[3] [4]} and University of Jodhpur.^[5]

He was an expert on Emperor Shah Jahan, and his magnum opus Shah Jahan of Dilli (The subject of his PhD.) is regarded as the most authoritative text of that period and has run to several editions.^{[6] [7] [8]} Along with R.P. Tripathi he was noted as one of the major historians of the 'Allahabad School'.^{[9] [10]} The idea of a "composite culture" in India, emphasizing mutual interactions between Hindu and Muslim communities in Indian history rather than treating the two communities as competitors with each other, was a particular contribution of this school.^[11]

Selected publications

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Notes and References

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2. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/657666360 History of Shahjahan of Dihli
3. Srivastava, Ashok Kumar (1981) Hindu society in the sixteenth century: with special reference to northern India, Milind
4. Avasthy, Rama Shanker (1967) The Mughal Emperor Humāyūn (See page i "Dr Banarsi Prasad Saksena Former Prof. & Head of the Department of History at the University of Allahabad, Allahabad")
5. National Council of Educational Research and Training (1964) Annual Report, India
6. Gale Encyclopedia of Biography (2006) Shah Jahan
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8. Asher, Catherine B (1992) Architecture of Mughal India, Part 1, Volume 4 - (See page 346, "The best secondary source remains Banarsi Prasad Saksena, History of Shahjahan")
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10. Chaturvedi, Heramb (2008) Emergence of Nationalist Historiography and the historians of Allahabad
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