Negotiating Mughal law: a family of landlords across three Indian empires - Chatterjee, Nandini, 1976- (Cambridge, UK: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2020)
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?
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Law -- Mughal Empire -- History; Law -- India -- History -- 19th century; Law -- India -- History -- 20th century; Landlord and tenant -- India -- Malwa (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India) -- History; Law -- India -- Islamic influences