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008 140131s2014 ii b 001 0 eng
020 _a9780198077428
041 _aEnglish
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100 1 _aHabib, Irfan,
245 1 4 _aThe agrarian system of Mughal India, 1556-1707 /
_cIrfan Habib.
250 _aThird edition.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2014.
300 _axvii, 548 pages ;
_c22 cm.
500 _aThis book provides a comprehensive account of land revenue, administration, agrarian economy, and social structure in India during the Mughal period. It examines areas like agricultural production and technology; trade in agricultural produce, conditions of the peasantry; zamindars; revenue grants and assignments; and the agrarian crisis of the Mughal Empire. The volume also provides information on land measurements; weights; coinages; revenue statistics; price movements; and the village community. Including a comprehensive bibliography, descriptive index, illustrations, and maps, this book is a compulsory read for students, teachers, and scholars of medieval India particularly those interested in agrarian systems.
505 _aPREFACE ; EXCERPTS FROM PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; APPENDICES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; ABBREVIATIONS ; INDEX
_t1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
_t2. TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
_t3. MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE PEASANTRY
_t4. THE PEASANT AND THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY
_t5. THE ZAMINDARS
_t6. THE LAND REVENUE
_t7. REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS
_t8. REVENUE GRANTS
_t9. THE AGRARIAN CRISIS OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
650 0 _aAgriculture
650 0 _aAgriculture and state
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_cBOOKS
100 1 _d1931-
490 0 _aOxford India paperbacks
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 467-507) and index.
650 0 _xEconomic aspects
_zIndia
_xHistory
_y16th century.
650 0 _zIndia
_xHistory
_y16th century.
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