People, taxation, and trade in Mughal India /
Moosvi, Shireen, 1948-
People, taxation, and trade in Mughal India / Shireen Moosvi. - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxxv, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. - Aligarh Historians Society series Oxford India paperbacks Collected essays . - Aligarh Historians Society series. Oxford India paperbacks. Oxford collected essays. .
Previously published: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Economic Experience -- Ecology, Demography and Gender -- Taxation and Imperial Finance -- Shipping and Ports --
Bringing together four decades of intensive research, this unique collection examines the functioning of the economy within the political framework provided by the Mughal Empire." "Shireen Moosvi studies specific issues like state revenues, prices, interest rates, and maritime economy, using much new source material. She explores areas that have received little attention in the literature on Mughal history - ecology and settlement pattern, vital statistics as well as work and gender." "In the introduction, the author discusses issues widely debated among the historians of Mughal India. Wide-ranging and comprehensive, this book is essential reading for teachers, scholars, and students of Mughal history. General readers keen to know what India was like before British rule will also find the book interesting.
9780198066316 0198066317
India -- Mogul Empire
India -- Mogul Empire Social conditions
India -- Mogul Empire Economic history
India -- Mogul Empire Politics and government
India -- Mogul Empire Taxation
Mogul Empire--Economic conditions.
Mogul Empire--Social conditions.
Mogul Empire--Politics and government.
954.025 / MOO
People, taxation, and trade in Mughal India / Shireen Moosvi. - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxxv, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. - Aligarh Historians Society series Oxford India paperbacks Collected essays . - Aligarh Historians Society series. Oxford India paperbacks. Oxford collected essays. .
Previously published: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Economic Experience -- Ecology, Demography and Gender -- Taxation and Imperial Finance -- Shipping and Ports --
Bringing together four decades of intensive research, this unique collection examines the functioning of the economy within the political framework provided by the Mughal Empire." "Shireen Moosvi studies specific issues like state revenues, prices, interest rates, and maritime economy, using much new source material. She explores areas that have received little attention in the literature on Mughal history - ecology and settlement pattern, vital statistics as well as work and gender." "In the introduction, the author discusses issues widely debated among the historians of Mughal India. Wide-ranging and comprehensive, this book is essential reading for teachers, scholars, and students of Mughal history. General readers keen to know what India was like before British rule will also find the book interesting.
9780198066316 0198066317
India -- Mogul Empire
India -- Mogul Empire Social conditions
India -- Mogul Empire Economic history
India -- Mogul Empire Politics and government
India -- Mogul Empire Taxation
Mogul Empire--Economic conditions.
Mogul Empire--Social conditions.
Mogul Empire--Politics and government.
954.025 / MOO