Rethinking a Millennium: Perspectives on Indian History from the Eighth to the Eighteenth Century : Essays for Harbans MukhiaRajat Datta This book is a collection of essays by eminent historians exploring a millennium of India s history between the eighth and the eighteenth century, conventionally understood as early medieval and medieval India. Though these terms are subjected to critical |
Contents
A Millennium of Stateless Indian History? | 51 |
Aristocratic Body Techniques in Early Medieval India | 68 |
Culture Politics and | 95 |
A Study from | 106 |
Nau Ruz in Mughal India | 121 |
Politics the Muslim Community and HinduMuslim | 139 |
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