The agrarian system of Mughal India, 1556-1707
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The agrarian system of Mughal India, 1556-1707
(Oxford India paperbacks)
Oxford University Press, 2014
3rd ed
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. [467]-507
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a comprehensive account of land revenue, administration, agrarian economy, and social structure in India during the Mughal period. It examines areas like agricultural production and technology; trade in agricultural produce, conditions of the peasantry; zamindars; revenue grants and assignments; and the agrarian crisis of the Mughal Empire. The volume also provides information on land measurements; weights; coinages; revenue statistics; price
movements; and the village community. Including a comprehensive bibliography, descriptive index, illustrations, and maps, this book is a compulsory read for students, teachers, and scholars of medieval India particularly those interested in agrarian systems.
Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- EXCERPTS FROM PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
- 1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
- 2. TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
- 3. MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE PEASANTRY
- 4. THE PEASANT AND THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY
- 5. THE ZAMINDARS
- 6. THE LAND REVENUE
- 7. REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS
- 8. REVENUE GRANTS
- 9. THE AGRARIAN CRISIS OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
- APPENDICES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ABBREVIATIONS
- INDEX
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