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.
- ISBN10 0198077416
- ISBN13 9780198077411
- Publish Date December 2013 (first published 17 September 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint OUP India
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 400
- Language English