UID:
almahu_9947414944102882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 348 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139135474 (ebook)
Content:
For more than 200 years, the Mughal emperors ruled supreme in northern India. How was it possible that a Muslim, ethnically Turkish, Persian-speaking dynasty established itself in the Indian subcontinent to become one of the largest and most dynamic empires on earth? In this rigorous new interpretation of the period, Munis D. Faruqui explores Mughal state formation through the pivotal role of the Mughal princes. In a challenge to previous scholarship, the book suggests that far from undermining the foundations of empire, the court intrigues and political backbiting that were features of Mughal political life - and that frequently resulted in rebellions and wars of succession - actually helped spread, deepen and mobilise Mughal power through an empire-wide network of friends and allies. This engaging book, which uses a vast archive of European and Persian sources, takes the reader from the founding of the empire under Babur to its decline in the 1700s.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Prologue : setting the stage, 1504-1707 -- The early years, 1504-1556 -- Princely households -- Friends and allies -- Disobedience and rebellion -- Wars of succession -- The prince shackled, 1680s-1707.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107022171
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139135474
