Consolidating empire : power and elites in Jahangirs India, 1605-1627
Lefevre, Corinne
Consolidating empire : power and elites in Jahangirs India, 1605-1627 - 2022 Permanent Black, Ranikhet : - xviii, 603 p. ; ill. , (some col.) , 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The book begins by questioning the historiography that categorises the monarch as a political lightweight. By contrast, Lefèvre shows us an intellectually complex, astute, and multi-faceted Jahangir who managed a tightrope act between self-indulgence and the serious business of kingship. More important than looking at the king, she says, is examining the nature of the empire under his reign. To that end, she moves the focus onto the Mughal military, administrative, and religious elites, and highlights how they readjusted to the changing imperial ethos.
9788178246499 hbk
Imperialism
Mughal India
Safavid Iran
Chingizid khan
Imperial authority
Salim
Jahangir nama
Jehangir chronology
954.0256092 / LEF
Consolidating empire : power and elites in Jahangirs India, 1605-1627 - 2022 Permanent Black, Ranikhet : - xviii, 603 p. ; ill. , (some col.) , 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The book begins by questioning the historiography that categorises the monarch as a political lightweight. By contrast, Lefèvre shows us an intellectually complex, astute, and multi-faceted Jahangir who managed a tightrope act between self-indulgence and the serious business of kingship. More important than looking at the king, she says, is examining the nature of the empire under his reign. To that end, she moves the focus onto the Mughal military, administrative, and religious elites, and highlights how they readjusted to the changing imperial ethos.
9788178246499 hbk
Imperialism
Mughal India
Safavid Iran
Chingizid khan
Imperial authority
Salim
Jahangir nama
Jehangir chronology
954.0256092 / LEF