UsedAcceptable. Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents and worn corners. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting,but the text is not obscured or unreadable. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. ISBN 0521251192 9780521251198 [US]

Cambridge University Press, Date: 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. xvi 320pp. Bibliographical essays, index. Black cloth in dust jacket. Gift inscription. 1993. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521251192 9780521251198 [US]

Cambridge University Press, Date: 1993-03-18. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1993. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521251192 9780521251198 [US]

ISBN10: 0521251192, ISBN13: 9780521251198, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Mughal empire was one of the largest centralized states known in pre-modern world history. It was founded in the early 1500s and by the end of the following century the Mughal emperor ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent with a population of between 100 and 150 millions. As well as military success, the Mughal emperors displayed immense wealth and the ceremonies, etiquette, music, poetry, and exquisitely executed paintings and objects of the imperial court fused together to create a distinctive aristocratic high culture. In this volume, Professor John Richards traces the history of this magnificent empire from its creation in 1526 to its breakup in 1720. He stresses the dynamic quality of Mughal territorial expansion, their institutional innovation in land revenue, coinage and military organization, ideological change, and the relationship between the emperors and Islam. Professor Richards also analyzes institutions particular to the Mughal empire, such as the jagir system, and explores Mughal India's links with the early modern world. The Mughal Empire offers a concise and up-to-date synthesis of this spectacular period in the history of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It will be widely read by students and specialists of South Asian history and civilization and will be of interest to travellers wishing ...
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