Fall of the Mughal Empire (1789-1803) Volume 4th [Hardcover]

Name : Fall of the Mughal Empire (1789-1803) Volume 4th [Hardcover]

Author : Sir Jadunath Sarkar

Book Format : Hardcover

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121267243

Language : English

Pages : 301-400 Pages

Publish Year : 2022

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About The Book : In this book of four volumes together comprise a detailed study of the causes and the result of the events between 1739– 1803, that is between the death of Aurangzib and the conquest of Delhi. The successors of Aurangzib were weak and were not able to hold the administration effectively. Most of them were puppets in the hands of powerful nobles. The war of succession that plagued Delhi from c 1707-1719 CE gradually weekend the empire. About The Author : Sir Jadunath Sarkar CIE FRAS (1870 –1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. He graduated in English from Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1892, he topped the Master of Arts examination, in English at Calcutta University and in 1897, he received the Premchand-Roychand Scholarship. Sarkar's works faded out of public memory, with the increasing advent of Marxist and postcolonial schools of historiography. Academically, Jos J. L. Gommans compares Sarkar's work with those of the Aligarh historians, noting that while the historians from the Aligarh worked mainly on the mansabdari system and gunpowder technology in the Mughal Empire, Judunath Sarkar was best remembered for his historical works, including: A History of Jaipur, Military History of India, A History of Aurangzib (in 5 volumes), Studies in Mughal India, and Mughal Administration. The Title 'Fall of the Mughal Empire (1

Country of Origin : India