Mughal warfare : Indian frontiers and highroads to empire, 1500-1700 / Jos Gommans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gommans, Jos J. L.

Series:

Warfare and history.

Warfare and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artillery--Mughal Empire--History.

Artillery.

Military art and science--India--History.

Military art and science.

Mughal Empire--History, Military.

Mughal Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.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. Gommans also details practical and technological aspects of combat, such as gunpowder technologies and the animals used in battle. His comparative analysis throws new light on much-co

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; Note on transliteration; Introduction; The Indian frontier; War-band and court; The military labour market; Camp, warhorse and elephant; Forts, guns and sails; The limits of empire; Conclusion and epilogue; Appendix: The Mughal Dynasty 1526 1712; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-255) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-55275-0

1-134-55276-9

0-367-23834-9

0-429-23095-8

0-415-23989-3

1-280-10574-7

0-203-40258-8

9780429230950

OCLC:

475882701