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Religion, state, and society in medieval India : collected works of S. Nurul Hasan / S Nurul Hasan

By: Hasan, S NarulContributor(s): Hasan, S NarulMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. | :E/261, Shastri Nagar DelhiPublication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: viii, 335 pages : map ; 22 cmISBN: 9780195696608Subject(s): History | History of Asia | India & neighboring south Asian countries | India -- History -- 1000-1765 | India | vallástörténet -- India | Religion and state | India -- History -- 1000-1765 | Mogul EmpireDDC classification: 954.025 CHA

Contents:

1. Indian history : a synoptic view -- 2. Medieval Indian history : danger of communal interpretation and the need for reconsidering priorities -- 3. Perspective on regional history : medieval Punjab -- 4. Value and importance of urban history -- 5. Historian and the business communities -- 6. Aspects of state and religion in medieval India -- 7. The Mahzar of Akbar's reign -- 8. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi and Mughal politics -- 9. The problem of nationalities in medieval India -- 10. New light on the relations of the early Mughal rulers with their nobility -- 11. The theory of the Nurjahan 'junta' : a critical examination -- 12. Zamindars under the Mughals -- 13. Three studies of the Zamindari system -- 14. Aspects of the Zamindari system in the Deccan (1695-1707) -- 15. Further light on Zamindars under the Mughals : a case study of (Mirza) Raja Jai Singh under Shahjahan -- 16. Revenue administration of the Jagir of Sahsaram by Farid (Sher Shah) -- 17. The pattern of agricultural production in the territories of Amber (c. 1650-1750) -- 18. Prices of food grains in the territories of Amber (c. 1650-1750) -- 19. Agra -- 20. The morphology of a medieval Indian city : a case study of Shahjahanabad in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century -- 21. Thoughts on agrarian relations in Mughal India -- 22. Lataif-i-Quddusi : a contemporary Afghan source for the study of Afghan-Mughal conflict -- 23. Abu'l Fadl -- 24. Nigar Nama-i-Munshi : a valuable collection of documents of Aurgangzeb's reign -- 25. Du Jardin papers : a valuable source for the economic history of Northern India, 1778-87

Summary: "S. Nurul Hasan played an important role in giving a new direction to history writing in India immediately before and after independence. This book brings together essays spanning a distinguished, often pioneering, career of a leading academician. Reflecting the evolution of his ideas on medieval Indian history, they demonstrate the diversity and versatility of Hasan's works and his multi-disciplinary approach to the study of history." "Scholars, undergraduate and postgraduate students of medieval Indian history, sociology, and politics as well as general readers will find this book an important resource."--BOOK JACKET.

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1. Indian history : a synoptic view --
2. Medieval Indian history : danger of communal interpretation and the need for reconsidering priorities --
3. Perspective on regional history : medieval Punjab --
4. Value and importance of urban history --
5. Historian and the business communities --
6. Aspects of state and religion in medieval India --
7. The Mahzar of Akbar's reign --
8. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi and Mughal politics --
9. The problem of nationalities in medieval India --
10. New light on the relations of the early Mughal rulers with their nobility --
11. The theory of the Nurjahan 'junta' : a critical examination --
12. Zamindars under the Mughals --
13. Three studies of the Zamindari system --
14. Aspects of the Zamindari system in the Deccan (1695-1707) --
15. Further light on Zamindars under the Mughals : a case study of (Mirza) Raja Jai Singh under Shahjahan --
16. Revenue administration of the Jagir of Sahsaram by Farid (Sher Shah) --
17. The pattern of agricultural production in the territories of Amber (c. 1650-1750) --
18. Prices of food grains in the territories of Amber (c. 1650-1750) --
19. Agra --
20. The morphology of a medieval Indian city : a case study of Shahjahanabad in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century --
21. Thoughts on agrarian relations in Mughal India --
22. Lataif-i-Quddusi : a contemporary Afghan source for the study of Afghan-Mughal conflict --
23. Abu'l Fadl --
24. Nigar Nama-i-Munshi : a valuable collection of documents of Aurgangzeb's reign --
25. Du Jardin papers : a valuable source for the economic history of Northern India, 1778-87

"S. Nurul Hasan played an important role in giving a new direction to history writing in India immediately before and after independence. This book brings together essays spanning a distinguished, often pioneering, career of a leading academician. Reflecting the evolution of his ideas on medieval Indian history, they demonstrate the diversity and versatility of Hasan's works and his multi-disciplinary approach to the study of history." "Scholars, undergraduate and postgraduate students of medieval Indian history, sociology, and politics as well as general readers will find this book an important resource."--BOOK JACKET.

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