Kalathmika Natarajan (@kalathmika.bsky.social)

Aims and Scope The Journal of Mughal Studies, the first peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to this field, provides a venue for original researched scholarship on the diverse historical worlds connected to the Mughal Empire and its wider context. The journal takes a broad view of what is considered Mughal, welcoming contributions across the history, culture, politics, economy, art, architecture, and literature of the Mughal world, and embracing a wider temporal and geographical scope when these offer significant contributions to the field. Rather than restricting inquiry to the institutions of imperial rule or to a narrow chronological frame, it welcomes research that highlights the history of the diverse populations that lived under imperial rule and of communities whose histories intersected with or unfolded alongside imperial formations. Contributions drawing on archaeology, epigraphy, material culture, vernacular archives, and other non-traditional or interdisciplinary sources are especially welcome, as are studies attentive to subaltern actors, everyday practices, and the circulation of knowledge, goods, and people across regions. The journal also particularly welcomes research and analysis of museum and library collections, and reviews of public-facing outputs such as exhibitions, digital humanities projects, and public programs. https://escholarship.org/uc/journalofmughalstudies/aimsscope