Negotiating Mughal Law - A Family of Landlords Across Three Indian Empires

In this innovative, micro-historical approach to law, empire and society in India from the Mughal to the colonial period, Nandini Chatterjee explores the dramatic, multi-generational story of a family of Indian landlords negotiating the laws of three empires: Mughal, Maratha and British. This title is also available as Open Access.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Malwa: land of many empires; 2. Zamindars: lords of the marches; 3. Contractors: engaging the state; 4. Transactions: recording deals; 5. Disputes: judges and courts; 6. Invaders: marathas and the British; 7. Identity: professionals or warlords?; Conclusion. Fragments to archives: a methodological manifesto; Appendix. A catalogue of the P Das archive; Glossary.

About the author

Nandini Chatterjee is Associate Professor of History at the University of Exeter. She has published widely on the British and Mughal empires, including her book The Making of Indian Secularism: Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830–1950 (2011).

Summary

In this innovative, micro-historical approach to law, empire and society in India from the Mughal to the colonial period, Nandini Chatterjee explores the dramatic, multi-generational story of a family of Indian landlords negotiating the laws of three empires: Mughal, Maratha and British. This title is also available as Open Access.

Product details

• Authors: Nandini Chatterjee, Nandini (University of Exeter) Chatterjee, Chatterjee Nandini
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781108736961
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73696-1
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Social & cultural history, India, Legal History, Social and cultural history, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / General