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The crisis of empire in Mughal north India : Awadh and the Punjab, 1707-48 / Muzaffar Alam

By: Alam, MuzaffarContributor(s): Alam, MuzaffarMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. | ;E/261, Shastri Nagar DelhiSeries: Oxford India perennialsPublication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: lxviii, 382 pages : maps ; 22 cmISBN: 9780198077411Subject(s): History | History of Asia | India & neighboring south Asian countries | Mogul Empire -- Politics and government -- 18th century | Oudh (India) -- Politics and government -- 18th century | Punjab (India) -- Politics and government -- 18th century | Politics and government | India -- Mogul Empire | India -- Punjab | PandschabDDC classification: 954.029 ALA

Contents:

Breakdown of imperial organization -- The changing position of the governor -- The Zamindars, the Madad-i Maʻash holders and Mughal administration in Awadh, c. 1707-1722 -- Mughal power, the Sikhs and other local groups in the Punjab -- The Punjab after 1715, the Zamindars, and the problems facing the provincial government -- Growth of Nawabi rule in Awadh and its relations with local social groups -- The imperial court, the new Subadars and the region

Summary: In the backdrop of the decline of the Mughal empire, this book studies two contrasting regions in north India-Awadh and Punjab. It offers a bold new interpretation of the period by focussing on the agrarian uprisings, the jagirdari system, and the emergence of a new regionally-based political order. This edition includes a new introduction.

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Breakdown of imperial organization --
The changing position of the governor --
The Zamindars, the Madad-i Maʻash holders and Mughal administration in Awadh, c. 1707-1722 --
Mughal power, the Sikhs and other local groups in the Punjab --
The Punjab after 1715, the Zamindars, and the problems facing the provincial government --
Growth of Nawabi rule in Awadh and its relations with local social groups --
The imperial court, the new Subadars and the region

In the backdrop of the decline of the Mughal empire, this book studies two contrasting regions in north India-Awadh and Punjab. It offers a bold new interpretation of the period by focussing on the agrarian uprisings, the jagirdari system, and the emergence of a new regionally-based political order. This edition includes a new introduction.

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