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



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Autore: Gommans Jos J. L. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Mughal warfare : Indian frontiers and highroads to empire, 1500-1700 / / Jos Gommans Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
Disciplina: 954.02/5
Soggetto topico: Artillery - Mogul Empire - History
Military art and science - India - History
Soggetto geografico: Mogul Empire History, Military
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
Titolo autorizzato: Mughal warfare  Visualizza cluster
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
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783705103321
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Serie: Warfare and history.