This innovative book explores of the grandest and longest lasting empire in Indian history.
Examines the history of the Mughal presence in India from 1526 to the mid-eighteenth century
Creates a new framework for understanding the Mughal empire by addressing themes that have not been explored before.
Subtly traces the legacy of the Mughals’ world in today’s India.
About the Author
Harbans Mukhia was Professor of Medieval History and Rector at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. His previous publications include Historians and Historiography During the Reign of Akbar (1976), Perspectives on Medieval History (1993), The Feudalism Debate (editor, 1999), Feudalism and Non-European Societies, (co-editor, with T. J. Byres, 1985), French Studies in History (co-editor, with Maurice Aymard, vol. 1, 1988, vol. 2, 1990), and Religion, Religiosity and Communalism (co-editor with Praful Bidwai and Achin Vanaik, 1996). He is the founding editor of The Medieval History Journal.
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Examines the history of the Mughal presence in India from 1526 to the mid-eighteenth century
Creates a new framework for understanding the Mughal empire by addressing themes that have not been explored before.
Subtly traces the legacy of the Mughals’ world in today’s India.
