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
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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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