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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450771103321

Autore

Gommans Jos J. L.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-55276-9

0-367-23834-9

0-429-23095-8

0-415-23989-3

1-280-10574-7

0-203-40258-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Warfare and history

Disciplina

954.02/5

Soggetti

Artillery - Mogul Empire - History

Military art and science - India - History

Electronic books.

Mogul Empire History, Military

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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