The Mughal Empire by John F Richards;Christopher Alan Johnson GordonBayly (9780521251198)
John F Richards;Christopher Alan Johnson GordonBayly
Release Date: 18 March 1993 Format: Hardcover Pages: 340 Category: India Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521251198 ISBN-10: 0521251192
The Mughal empire was one of the largest centralized states in the premodern world and this volume traces the history of this magnificent empire from its creation in 1526 to its breakup in 1720. Richards stresses the dynamic quality of Mughal territorial expansion, their institutional innovations in land revenue, coinage and military organization, ideological change and the relationship between the emperors and Islam. He also analyzes institutions particular to the Mughal empire, such as the jagir system, and explores Mughal India's links with the early modern world.