The crisis of empire in Mughal North India : Awadh and the Punjab, 1707-1748 / Muzaffar Alam.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford India perennialsPublication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.Edition: Second editionDescription: lxviii, 382 pages : maps ; 22 cmISBN:

9780198077411
0198077416

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DDC classification:

954.025 23 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	954.025 ALA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30089

First published in 1986.

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1977.

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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-351) and index.

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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