State and Locality in Mughal India - Power Relations in Western India, C.1572-1730

Informationen zum Autor Farhat Hasan is Reader in History at the Center of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University. Klappentext This examination of the interaction between state and society greatly contributes to our understanding of medieval India. The Mughal empire! one of the most powerful states in pre-British India with an impressive administrative structure and an aristocratic high culture! has long held a fascination for historians. Exploring the Mughal State on the basis of extant local documents not previously treated by historians! this book demonstrates that the state was deeply entangled with social forces. Zusammenfassung The Mughal Empire has long held a fascination for historians! resulting in a rich historiographical tradition on the subject. This book examines the Mughal state on the basis of hitherto unexplored local documents and provides an exciting new interpretation of the relationship between state and society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Conquest and sovereignty; 3. The system of rule; 4. Order and disorder; 5. Women, kin and shari'a; 6. The state and the local complexes of power; 7. The fiscal system; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Hasan Farhat, Farhat Hasan, Farhat (Aligarh Muslim University Hasan, Hasan Farhat
• Assisted by: Faculty Of Oriental Studies (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2004
• EAN: 9780521841191
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84119-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications; University of Cambridge Orient; University of Cambridge Oriental Publications
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education