Perspectives on Mughal India : rulers, historians, ulama and Sufis / by Sajida Sultana Alvi

Includes glossary, bibliography and index.

HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY : Indo-Islamic history: some reflections -- Mazhar-i Shahjahani and the province of Sindh under the Mughals: a discourse on political ethics -- The historians of Mughal emperor Awrangzeb Alamgir: a comparative study of three primary sources -- An unknown source for the history of Awadh: Tarikh-i Husayniyyah -- ISLAM SUFISM AND RELIGIOUS RENEWAL: The Mujaddid and Tajdid traditions in the Indian subcontinent: a historical overview -- Renewal of faith and Islamic practices in seventeenth and eighteenth century Northern India: discourses of the Naqshbandi Mujaddids -- The Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Sufi order's ascendancy in Central Asia seen through the eyes of its Masters and their disciples (1600-1800s) -- Qadi Thana Allah Panipati, an 18th century Indian Sufi Alim : a study of his writings in their sociopolitical context -- RELIGION, POLITICS AND SHIISM: Religion and state during the reign of Mughal emperor Nur al-din Jahangir (1605-1627): non-juridical perspectives -- The Shiis at Jahangir's court: profile of Muhammad Baqir Najm-i Thani, a scholar And soldier