Manan Ahmed Asif

Manan Ahmed Asif
Nationality Pakistan
Occupation Professor, Historian
Known for research in history
Notable work A Book of Conquest : The Chachnama and Muslim Origins in South Asia
Where the Wild Frontiers Are: Pakistan and the American Imagination

Manan Ahmed Asif is a historian and professor at University of Columbia in New York City.[1][2] He is the founder of the South Asia blog Chapati Mystery.

Life and education

He was born in Pakistan. He is an alumnus of Punjab University, Lahore. He completed his graduation from Miami University of Ohio campus in 1997 and he did Ph.D. from University of Chicago in 2008. Asif's work often combines archaeological, numismatic, epigraphic, and literary evidence and focuses on the history of South Asia.[3]

Notable Work

  • A Book of Conquest : The Chachnama and Muslim Origins in South Asia[4]
  • Where the Wild Frontiers Are: Pakistan and the American Imagination

References

  1. ↑ "University of British Columbia". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Manan Ahmed Asif Profile". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Kumar, Anu A Misconstrued Narrative of Conquest – Manan Ahmed Asif on the 12th Century ‘Chachnama’, The Wire (thewire.in), December 24, 2016
  4. ↑ "A Book of Conquest : The Chachnama and Muslim Origins in South Asia". Harrvard University Press. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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