| Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire 1500-1700 Contributor(s): Gommans, J. J. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415239893 ISBN-13: 9780415239899 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Based on a vast range of primary sources from Europe and India, this thorough study explores the wider geo-political, cultural and institutional context of the Mughal military. It also details practical and technological aspects of combat, such as gunpowder technologies and the animals used in battle. It's comparative analysis throws new light on much-contested theories of gunpowder empires and the spread of the military revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 954.025 |
| LCCN: 2002068305 |
| Lexile Measure: 1640 |
| Series: Warfare and History |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.18" W x 9.2" (1.09 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mughal Warfare offers a much-needed new survey of the military history of Mughal India during the age of imperial splendour from 1500 to 1700. Jos Gommans looks at warfare as an integrated aspect of pre-colonial Indian society. |