Antecedents: 1. The Islamic Background to Indian History, 2.
Encounter and Efflorescence; 3. Nobility under Muhammad Tughluq, 4.
Capital of the Sultans; 5. The Punjab Between the Thirteenth and
Fifteenth Centuries; Formation of the Empire: 6. Towards and
Interpretation of the Mughal Empire, 7. The Pre-Colonial Social
Structure and the Polity of the Mughal Empire, 8. The Mughal
Polity, 9. Political Structures of the Islamic Orient in the
Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Centuries, Political Thought: 10. The evolution of the
Perception of India ; 11. The State in Islamic Thought in India,
12. Elements of Social Justice in Medieval Islamic Thought; The
Religious
World: 13. The 'Vision' in the Salt Range, 1578, 14. Sulh-i Kul and
the Religious Ideas of Akbar, 15. Translations of Sanskrit Works at
Akbar's Court, 16. The Religious World of Jahangir, 17. The
Religious Environment under Shah Jahan, 18. Sidelights into
Ideological and Religious Attitudes in the Punjab during the
Seventeenth Century, 19. Pursuing an Elusive Seeker of Universal
Truth, 20. Muslims' Perceptions of Judaism and Christianity in
Medieval India; The Politics of Empire: 21. The
Religious Issue in the War of Succession 1658-59; 22. Causes of the
Rathor Rebellion of 1679, 23. Provincial Governors Under Aurangzeb;
The Empire and Contemporary Powers: 24. 'International Law' or
Conventions Governing Conduct of Relations between Asian States,
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; 25. Jahangir and the Uzbeks,
26. The Objectives Behind Mughal Expedition into Balkh and
Badakhshan, 1646-47; The Passing of Empire: 27. The Passing of the
Empire, 28. Recent Theories of Eighteenth-century India; Sources:
29. History in Indo-Muslim Tradition, 30. The Use of Sources in
Mughal Historiography, 31. The Correspondence of Aurangzeb and its
Historical Significance; Bibliography, Index;
Map, 'Scientific Frontier' in Afghanisthan
The late Professor M. Athar Ali was Professor at Aligarh Muslim University. He was one of the foremost historians of Mughal India.
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