The Mughals of India (Peoples of Asia) - Hardcover

Mukhia, Harbans

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9780631185550: The Mughals of India (Peoples of Asia)

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ISBN 10: 0631185550 ISBN 13: 9780631185550

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2004

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This innovative book explores of the grandest and longest lasting empire in Indian history. It examines the history of the Mughal presence in India from 1526 to the mid-eighteenth century. It creates a new framework for understanding the Mughal empire by addressing themes that have not been explored before. It subtly traces the legacy of the Mughals' world in today's India.

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"It is clear that Mukhia's exposition of the Mughal Empire is on aplane totally different from any other made so far. It isindisputably innovative in its design.... It is an excitingexploration that he has undertaken." Professor Irfan Habib, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

"A rare blend of deep and convincing research with elegantliterary style ... a useful and pleasant reading for both thescholars and general public." Vostok

"This book offers an entertaining, readable, and conciseconceptual analysis of courtly life in the Mughal era. Even expertson Mughal India will learn from Mukia's penetrating insights andfind a great deal to interest them in his lively descriptions ofcourt life." South Asia News

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The Mughals of India explores the grandest and longestlasting empire in Indian history. This innovative book examines theMughal presence in India from 1526 to the mid-eighteenth centurythrough four new entry points: the sources of the Mughalstate's legitimacy; the evolution and meaning of courtetiquette; the world of the imperial Mughal family; and theinteraction between folklore and court culture.

Based upon a wide range of sources - court chronicles, official documents, poetry, paintings, travellers' accounts, bazaar gossip and folktales - the book takes account of boththe tensions and harmonies within the court and the durability ofthe empire's structures, together with the transient momentsof the Mughals' world and its lasting legacy in today'sIndia.

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