Author: Irfan Habib
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 224
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195646584
Description
The papers collected in this volume, covering the period from 1200 to 1750, aim at exploring new themes without abating the rigor of the orientalist tradition.
The papers collected in this volume draw upon work done at Aligarh, the principal seat of Medieval Indian Studies today. They aim at exploring new themes without abating the rigor of the orientalist tradition. The period covered in this volume extends from 1200 to 1750, and the themes touched on belong to agrarian relations, civil engineering, ruling-class structures, administration, social mobility and religion. There is also a translation from and notes on an important document relating to Aurangzeb’s reign, followed by reviews.
EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS:
The collection is a good showcase for the qualities of the Aligarh history school. May there be many more.
- Francis Robinson in Asian Affairs
The volume is a welcome addition to researches done in Medieval Indian History and can be an excellent companion to serious researchers and avid readers of this period.
` - Hasnain Naqvi in Indica
THE EDITOR:
IRFAN HABOIB was professor of History at Aligarh Muslim University from 1969 to 1994. He was Chariman of the Indian Council of Historical Research from 1987 to 1993. He is the author of several works.
Contents
* Prefatory Note
* Formation of the Sultanate Ruling Class of the Thirteenth Century
* Social Mobility in the Delhi Sultanate
* Irrigating Haryana: The Pre-Modern History of the Western Yamuna Canal
* The Mughal Assignment System during Akbar’s Early Years
* Political Structures of the Islamic Orient in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
* Hindu Shrines and Practices as Described by a Central Asian Traveler in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century
* An Aristocratic Surgeon of Mughal India: Muqarrab Khan
* Agriculture and Revenue Rates in the Mathur Region
* The Ruler and the Nobility in Marwar During the Reign of Jaswant Singh
DOCUMENT
* Aurganzeb’s Farman to Rasikdas on Problems of Revenue Administration, 1665
* Reviews
List of Contributors