books.google.ro - From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the royal hunt was a vital component of the political cultures of the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China. Besides marking elite status, royal hunts functioned as inspection tours and imperial progresses, a means of asserting kingly authority over the...http://books.google.ro/books/about/The_royal_hunt_in_Eurasian_history.html?hl=ro&id=6V9MtZT6go0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe royal hunt in Eurasian history