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The Agrarian System of Mughal India :

by Habib Irfan
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780198077428
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: History
  • Publisher: Oxford UP
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 568
  • Original Price: 895.0 INR
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 540 grams

The Agrarian System of Mughal India: 1556-1707 (Oxford India Perennials Series) is a comprehensive guide about agricultural practices in the Mughal era and the ways in which it impacted the economy. The book provides an exhaustive study on the social structure of the country. The book provides us with a lot of data and details about the revenue systems, administration and the agrarian economy in general. It dissects various other prevailing conditions like technology and agricultural techniques used by farmers. The book also takes a view on the trade of agricultural produce and the condition of the peasantry. The author has done a lot of research to come up with details regarding the zamindari system, revenues and grants system and the agrarian crisis during the Mughal reign. The author also provides extensive information on land measurement techniques, coinages, revenue statistics and price movements. The book also comes with detailed indices, maps and other illustrations, thus making it an suitable for students, researchers and other scholars learning about medieval India. Written by Irfan Habib, The Agrarian System of Mughal India: 1556-1707 establishes all that prevailed in the agricultural during the Mughal era. The third edition of this book was published by OUP in 2013 and is available in paperback format.

Irfan Habib is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval period. He is known for his Marxist leanings and criticism of Hindu and Islamic fundamentalism. He attended the Aligarh Muslim University School and did his B.A. and M.A. in history from the same university where he was awarded a double first class. He later did his Ph.D. from New College, Oxford. He has been the recipient of many awards like The Watumull Prize in 1982. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2005.