Awadh under the Nawabs: politics, culture and communal relations 1722-1856; foreword by Irfan Habib

Mohan, Surendra

ISBN: 9788173042034, 8173042039

It is a history of Awadh from a fresh point of view and seeks to inter-relate and inter-weave the patterns of political, administrative and cultural changes during the period. It provides an objective account of the growth of communal relation in Awadh. The work is based on massive sources including oral traditions and is a noteworthy contribution in the field of Awadh history.;

Babur-nama: memoirs of Babur, 2 vols. (bd. in 1): Zabirdud din Muhammad Babur Padshah Ghazi,

ISBN: 9788121505055, 8121505054

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Bhakti movement in medieval India: social and political perspectives

Iraqi, Shahabuddin

ISBN: 9788173048005, 8173048002

This well documented study brings into focus the picture of medieval Indian society in different ways besides tracing the Nirguna aspect of Bhakti movement with its aims and objectives.

Shahjahanabad: mapping a Mughal city,

Liddle, Swapna

ISBN: 9789392130182, 939213018X

Delhi's Shahjahanabad was first founded as an empire's capital at the glorious height of the Mughal dynasty; from this vantage point, it was also witness to the empire's decline and eventual extinction. The city would transform profoundly in the aftermath of the Revolt of 1857, with many of its neighbourhoods and buildings obliterated, and many of its inhabitants, including the last Mughal empe...

Geometry in ancient and medieval India

Amma, T.A. Sarasvati

ISBN: 9788120813441, 8120813448

Objects, images, stories: Simon Digby's historical method,

ISBN: 9780190123963, 0190123966

In this volume, prominent scholars of these subjects reflect on the enduring impact of Digby's method and contribution on their respective fields. Each offers an example of their method through the analysis of a painting, object, manuscript, literary text, or building from the Sultanate, Mughal, and colonial periods. Each essay tells a story and interprets its object within the larger set of hi...

History of the medieval school of Indian logic

Vidyabhusana, Satish Chandra

ISBN: 9788170690689, 8170690684

Islam and healing: loss and recovery of an Indo-Muslim medical tradition, 1600-1900

Alavi, Seema

ISBN: 9781349960156, 1349960152

This book shows the extent of an Islamic healing tradition's interaction with Indian society and politics as these evolved and flourished in tandem from 1600 to 1900. Drawing on critical Persian texts for the pre-colonial phase, Alavi additionally moves beyond the standard colonial archives to deploy hitherto unused Urdu text, pamphlets, local newspapers, and private family records. The result ...

Medieval India: essays in intellectual thought and culture, Vol.1

Siddiqui, Iqtidar Husain (ed.)

ISBN: 9788173044991, 8173044996

This collection of essays offers a comprehensive study of the impact of cultural life and intellectual thought on society in medieval India.

Muslim rule in medieval India: power and religion in the Delhi sultanate

Ahmed, Fouzia Farooq

ISBN: 9789389812794, 9389812798

The provinces of Bihar and Bengal under Shahjahan

Karim, Khondkar Mahabubul

ISBN: 9789390035854, 9390035856

The Delhi Sultanate, foreword by K.M. Munshi,

ISBN: 9788172765583, 8172765584

Two medieval merchant guilds of South India

Abraham, Meera

ISBN: 9788185054483, 8185054487

This book throws fresh light on the Cola State synthesis, relationship between merchants and kings and the importance of revenues from trade to the medieval state and the linkage between South India kingdoms with the Indian Ocean and sea borne trade.

When Kings Rode to Delhi (AD 1000-1761)

Festing, Gabrielle

ISBN: 9789390035090, 9390035090

This is a lively history of the fortunes of the city of Delhi first published in 1912. Written in the form of a story it traces the inception of the city and its progresses under various dynasties.

Women in Mughal India, (1526-1748 A.D.)

Joshi, Rekha

ISBN: 9788121503471, 8121503477

The jesuits and the great Mogul

Maclagan, Edward

ISBN: 9789390729784, 9390729785

The provincial government of the Mughals, 1526-1658

Saran, P.

ISBN: 9789383723898, 9383723890

Shivaji: the Maratha: his life and times

Rawlinson, H.G.

ISBN: 9789390035687, 9390035686

This book traces the boyhood of Shivaji who had Rajput ancestors, his military exploits, his killing of Afzal Khan, their most dreaded enemy, his Bijapur campaign, his campaign against Aurangzeb, his escape from Delhi, till his death.

A Venetian at the Mughal court: the life and adventures of Nicolo Manucci,

Moneta, Marco

ISBN: 9780670094332, 0670094331

Venetian Nicolo Manucci's story is distinct from those of other European travellers and adventures who documented their stay in India. The young teenager, who arrived on Indian shores with little education and few connections, lived here till his death at the age of eighty-two. He was witness to some of the most dramatic events in the subcontinent's history. Living by his wits, he started his c...

Jahangir's India: the remonstrantie of Francisco Pelsaert, translated from the Dutch by W.H. Moreland and P. Geyl

ISBN: 9788119139323, 8119139321

The author discusses the emergence and mercantile activities in India, along with the standard of life, and the social and religious customs of the people.