Negotiating Mughal law: a family of landlords across three Indian empires
by Nandini Chatterjee, University of Exeter.
- Cambridge, UK: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- xii, 298p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Malwa : Land of many empires -- Zamindars : Lords of the marches -- Contractors : Engaging the state -- Transactions : Recording deals -- Disputes : Judges and courts -- Invaders : Marathas and the British -- Identity : Professionals or Warlords?
9781108486033
2019051903
Law--History.--Mughal Empire Law--History--India--19th century. Law--History--India--20th century. Landlord and tenant--History.--India--Malwa (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India) Law--Islamic influences.--India