The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India Awadh and Punjab, 1707-1748 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198077411)

The period following the death of Aurangzeb has been viewed as the beginning of the decline and decay of the Mughal empire. Examining two contrasting regions of north India-Awadh and Punjab-this pioneering work shows how the period 1707-48 saw the emergence of a new order with local and regional idioms. Muzaffar Alam focuses on the interplay of imperial collapse with regional restructuring. He contends that even as the empire declined, there emerged a new, regionally-based political order, maintained and controlled by former Mughal rulers. From agrarian uprisings to the jagirdari system, the Sikhs to the Zamindars, this book presents a bold new interpretation of an important transition in this period. This edition comes with a new introduction.

This book is an important reading for students, scholars, and teachers of Mughal history and early modern India.


Author: Muzaffar Alam
ISBN-10: 0198077416
ISBN-13: 9780198077411
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2013
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d