A comprehensive history of medieval India : twelfth to the mid-eighteenth century
Presenta una línea de tiempo consolidada de la India medieval teniendo en cuenta el período que marcó el final de la India antigua, y centrándose en la importancia de los siglos transitorios en los que Delhi empezó a emerger como nuevo centro de poder, desencadenando destacadas tendencias en el pensamiento y las instituciones. Este libro analiza la naturaleza de las fuerzas sociales, la complejidad de la causalidad y la interdependencia del cambio y la continuidad a la luz de la crucial transición de la India antigua a la medieval temprana, con la aparición del sultanato de Delhi y los reinos de Vijayanagar-Bahmani. A continuación, el texto detalla el periodo más efervescente de la historia de la India -la época de los grandes mogoles- y ofrece una visión de las bases ideológico-filosóficas de la época, centrándose en los movimientos sufí y bhakti, y culmina con el ascenso de los marathas, la llegada de las compañías europeas y el eventual establecimiento de los británicos en Bengala. Teniendo en cuenta que la historia de la India medieval no se ha movido de forma lineal, y que en gran parte del periodo se produjeron fases de expansión y reajuste de los atributos políticos, este libro contribuye a una comprensión más profunda de este periodo de la historia india, tan malinterpretado, con una visión que tiene en cuenta la interfaz resultante entre los elementos políticos, sociales, económicos, religiosos y culturales, y dedica a este periodo crucial la atención que merece
Print Book, English, 2011
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Pearson India Education Services, India, 2011
History
xxii, 415 p. : il. ; 24 cm.
9788131732021, 8131732029
1351575340
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- Preface
About the author
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Part 1 Transition from ancient to medieval India : Chapter 1 Survey of sources in medieval Indian history : History writing in medieval India
Contemporary texts
Travelogues
Indigenous literature
Archaeological sources. Chapter 2 Early medieval India : The Rajputs of North India
The kingdoms of South India. Chapter 3 Conditions in India during the pre-Sultanate period : Polity
Society
Economy
Religion
Culture
Toward transition. Part 2 Northern India under the Delhi Sultanate : Chapter 4 Early Muslim invasions : Arab conquest of Multan and Sind
Arab interaction with the Indians
Coming of the Turks
Mahmud of Ghazni (997-1030 CE)
Muhammad of Ghur (1173-1206 CE). Chapter 5 Foundation and consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate : Qutbuddin Aibak (1206-10 CE)
Iltutmish (1211-36 CE)
Raziyya Sultan (1236-40 CE)
Balban (1266-86 CE). Chapter 6 The Khiljis : Jalaluddin Khilji (1290-96 CE)
Alauddin Khilji (1296-1316 CE). Chapter 7 The Tughlaqs : Qhiyasuddin Tughlaq (1320-25 CE)
Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1325-51 CE)
Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351-88 CE). Chapter 8 Decline of the Delhi Sultanate : Timur's invasion
Sayyids and Lodis
Rise of regional states. Chapter 9 State and society under the Delhi Sultans : The Sultan
Central administration
The army
The judiciary
Provincial administration
Local administration
Economic life
Social and religious conditions
Literature, art and architecture. Part 3 The Kingdom of Vijayanagar : Chapter 10 A political profile of Vijayanagar : Origins of Vijayanagar
The Sangamas
The Saluvas
The Tuluvas
The Aravidus
Conclusion. Chapter 11 Contours of the Vijayanagar state : Central administration
Provincial administration
Land revenue
The army
Justice
Society and economy
Religion and culture
Art and architecture
Literature
Conclusion. Part 4 The Bahmani Kingdom and the Deccani Sultanates : Chapter 12 Political developments in the Bahmani Kingdom : Establishment of the kingdom
Conclusion. Chapter 13 Administrative, socio-economic and religious conditions of the Bahmani state : Administration
The army
The economy
Religion and culture
Art and architecture. Chapter 14 The Bahmani successor states : The Nizam Shahis of Ahmednagar
The Imad Shahis of Berar
The Adil Shahis of Bijapur
The Qutb Shahis of Golconda
The Barid Shahis of Bidar. Part 5 Religious thought in medieval India : Chapter 15 Bhakti ideology : The Bhakti cult
Shaivism
Vaishnavism
The genesis of Bhakti philosophy
Bhakti saints
Impact of the Bhakti ideology. Chapter 16 Sufi thought : Origins of Sufism
Practices of Sufi philosophy
Sufi traditions in India
Sufi orders in India
Impact of Sufism. Part 6 The Mughal empire : Chapter 17 Establishment of Mughal rule in India : India on the eve of Babur's ascent
Babur's central Asian connection
The consolidation of Babur's kingdom in Hunustan
Chapter 18 Humayun and the Sur interlude : Humayun (1530-40 CE)
Sher Shah Sur (1540-45 CE)
Sher Shah's administration
The successors of Sher Shah
The return of Humayun (1555-56 CE). Chapter 19 Akbar the Great : Bairam Khan's regency
Political conquests of Akbar
Akbar's Rajput policy
Akbar's religious policy. Chapter 20 Jahangir and Shah Jahan : Jahangir (1605-27 CE)
Shah Jahan (1627-58 CE)
The War of Succession. Chapter 21 Aurangzeb : Aurangzeb's policies
Aurangzeb's military campaigns. Chapter 22 Mughal administration : Central administration
Provincial administration
Local administration
Land revenue
The army
The judiciary. Chapter 23 Socio-economic and religious conditions in Mughal India : Social conditions
Economic conditions
Religious conditions. Chapter 24 Literature, architecture and the allied arts under the Mughals : Literature
Architecture
Painting
Music. Chapter 25 Decline of the Mughal Empire : Non-native origin
Weak successors
External coercion
Fragmentation of the Empire
Factions at court
Rise of the British in Bengal
The Jagirdari crisis
Aurangzeb's responsibility
Decay of moral standards
Economic impoverishment
Influence of religious reformers
Successors of Aurangzeb. Part 7 Rise of the regional powers : Chapter 26 Ascent of the Marathas under Shivaji : Shivaji's formative years
Shivaji's conquests
Confrontation with Bijapur
Countering the Mughals
Chattrapati Shivaji
Maratha administration
An assessment of Shivaji and the Maratha state. Chapter 27 Rise of the Peshwas : The rule of the Peshwas
Leading Maratha chiefs
Invasions of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
Decline of the Marathas. Chapter 28 Emerging regional states : Punjab
The Jats
The Rajputs
Awadh
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Rohilkhand
Hyderabad
Karnataka
Mysore
Thiruvitamkur. Part 8 Advent of the Europeans and establishment of British rule in India : Chapter 29 Advent of the Europeans : The arrival of European trading companies
Anglo-French struggle for supremacy in the Deccan: the Carnatak Wars
Reasons for the French failure and the English success. Chapter 30 Establishment and consolidation of British power in Bengal : Battle of Plassey
Battle of Buxar
Treaty of Allahabad
Dual system or Dyarchy. Chapter 31 Ideologies and tools of colonial expansion : Colonial ideologies
Tools of expansion. Chapter 32 British confrontation with native and neighbouring states : The Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767-99 CE)
The Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818 CE)
Relations between the British and Awadh
The Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845-49 CE)
British expansion in the North East
British relations with Central Asia. Chapter 33 Eighteenth century India: economy and society : Colonial economy
Socio-cultural conditions. Further readings
Credits
Index