The Mughal Empire, Part 1, Volume 5The Mughal empire was one of the largest centralized states in the premodern world and this volume traces the history of this magnificent empire from its creation in 1526 to its breakup in 1720. Richards stresses the dynamic quality of Mughal territorial expansion, their institutional innovations in land revenue, coinage and military organization, ideological change and the relationship between the emperors and Islam. He also analyzes institutions particular to the Mughal empire, such as the jagir system, and explores Mughal India's links with the early modern world. |
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References to Sambhaji Maharaj seems very absurd.. Seems missed the practical aspects and books from Maharashtra ....Raje Sambhaji was a great leader of the community and his respect for women can be read in many references .. seems John missed these too..
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Information related to Maratha empire require serious investigation. Chhtrapati Sambhaji Maharaj were completely different from what it has been portrayed in this book.
Contents
Conquest and stability | 6 |
The new empire | 29 |
Autocratic centralism | 58 |
Land revenue and rural society | 79 |
Jahangir 16051627 | 94 |
Shah Jahan 16281658 | 119 |
The War of Succession | 151 |
Imperial expansion under Aurangzeb 16581689 | 165 |
Maratha insurgency and Mughal conquest in the Deccan | 205 |
The Deccan Wars | 225 |
Imperial decline and collapse 17071720 | 253 |
Conclusion | 282 |
Glossary | 298 |
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The economy societal change and international trade | 185 |
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| Title | The Mughal Empire, Part 1, Volume 5 ACLS Humanities E-Book History e-book project Volume 5 of Mughals and their contemporaries Volume 5 of New Cambridge history of India: The Mughals and their contemporaries The Mughal Empire, John F. Richards The New Cambridge History of India |
| Author | John F. Richards |
| Editor | Gordon Johnson |
| Contributors | John F. Richards, Gordon Johnson |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0521566037, 9780521566032 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Asia / General History / Asia / India & South Asia History / Modern / General |
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