Power, Administration and Finance in Mughal India
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Power, Administration and Finance in Mughal India

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
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Power, Administration and Finance in Mughal India

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From the mid-16th to the early 18th centuries the Mughal empire was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent. Contrary to what is sometimes suggested, John Richards argues that this centralised state was dynamic and skillfully run. The studies here consider its links with the wider early modern world, and focus on three related aspects of its history. The first concerns the nature of imperial authority, in terms both of the dynastic ideology created by Akbar and his successors, and the extent to which this authority could be enforced in the countryside. The second aspect is that of fiscal and monetary policy and administration: how did the Mughals collect, track and expend their vast revenues, and what effects did this have? Finally, the author asks why the system could not cope with the changes it had helped engender, and what were the weaknesses and pressures that led to the breakup of the empire in the first decades of the 18th century. De la moitiĂ© du 16e siĂšcle au dĂ©but du 18e, l'empire moghol Ă©tait le pouvoir dominant du sous-continent indien. Contrairement Ă  ce qui peut parfois ĂȘtre suggĂ©rĂ©, John Richards soutient que cet Ă©tat centralisĂ© Ă©tait dynamique et adroitement menĂ©. Les Ă©tudes examinent ses liens avec le reste du monde moderne et se concentrent sur trois aspects de son histoire. Le premier concerne la nature de l'autoritĂ© impĂ©riale, en termes d'idĂ©ologie dynastique, telle qu'elle avait Ă©tĂ© créée par Akbar et ses successeurs et du point jusqu'auquel cette autoritĂ© pouvait ĂȘtre imposĂ©e dans les milieux ruraux. Le second aspect est celui de l'administration et de la politique fiscale et monĂ©taire: comment les Moghols faisaient-ils pour collecter, retrouver et dĂ©penser leurs vastes revenus et quel Ă©tait l'effet d'une telle politique? Enfin, l'auteur cherche Ă  savoir pourquoi ce systĂšme n'arrivait pas Ă  faire face aux changements qu'il avait contribuĂ© Ă  engendrer et quelles avaient Ă©tĂ©

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781040234471
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Half Title
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Pre-Mughal Background
  9. The Imperial System
  10. The Mughal Deccan
  11. Index