| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Malwa : Land of many empires -- Zamindars : Lords of the marches -- Contractors : Engaging the state -- Transactions : Recording deals -- Disputes : Judges and courts -- Invaders : Marathas and the British -- Identity : Professionals or Warlords? |
| Note |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Summary |
Based on a completely reconstructed archive of Persian, Hindi and Marathi documents, Nandini Chatterjee provides a unique micro-history of a family of landlords in Malwa, central India, who flourished in the region from at least the sixteenth until the twentieth century. By exploring their daily interactions with imperial elites as well as villagers and marauders, Chatterjee offers a new history from below of the Mughal Empire, far from the glittering courts of the emperors and nobles, but still dramatic and filled with colourful personalities. From this perspective, we see war, violence, betrayal, enterprise, romance and disappointment, but we also see a quest for law, justice, rights and righteousness. A rare story of Islamic law in a predominantly non-Muslim society, this is also an exploration of the peripheral regions of the Maratha empire and a neglected princely state under British colonial rule. This title is also available as Open Access. |
| Subject |
Law -- Mogul Empire -- History.
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Law -- India -- History -- 19th century.
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Law -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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Landlord and tenant -- India -- Malwa (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) -- History.
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Law -- India -- Islamic influences.
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Landlord and tenant. (OCoLC)fst00991718
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Law. (OCoLC)fst00993678
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Law -- Islamic influences.
(OCoLC)fst00993761
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India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
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India -- Mogul Empire.
(OCoLC)fst01240293
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chatterjee, Nandini, 1976- Negotiating Mughal law Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020. 9781108486033 (DLC) 2019051903 |
| ISBN |
9781108623391 (ebook) |
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9781108486033 (hardback) |
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1108623395 |
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