Essays on medieval Indian history / by Satish Chandra

Includes index.

SOCIETY AND STATE : The impact of Central Asian institutions on the state and society in medieval India (Tenth to Fourteenth centuries) – Society, culture and the state in medieval India -- The eighteenth century in India – it’s economy and the role of the Marathas, the Jats, the Sikhs and the Afghans -- A review of the crisis of the Jagirdari System -- The state and economic development under Timur, with special reference to the Silk Road and the great Asian Land Roads -- SOCIETY AND COUNTRYSIDE : The structure and stratification in the village society in Eastern Rajasthan -- Structure village society in Northern India: the Khud-kasht and Pahi-kasht -- The Maratha polity: it’s nature and development -- Social background to the rise of Maratha movement during the seventeenth century -- ECONOMY : The commercial activities of the Mughal Emperors during the seventeenth century -- Some aspects of the growth of a money economy in India during the seventeenth century -- The role of the local community, the zamindars, and the state in providing capital inputs for improvement and expansion of cultivation -- The developmental problematic in medieval India -- RELIGION AND STATE : The historical background to the Bhakti movement in Northern India – Jizyah and the state in India during the seventeenth century -- The religious policy of Aurangzeb during the later part of his reign -- Jizyah in the post Aurangzeb period -- POLITICAL PROCESS : Mughal relations with the Rajput States of Rajasthan : the foundations – Mughal-Rajput relations during the seventeenth century : problems of a class alliance -- The Deccan policy of the Mughals (I) up to Shah Jahan -- The Deccan policy of the Mughals (II) under Aurangzeb – Aurangzeb : a critical review -- The Deccan, North India and Baji Rao I -- HISTORIOGRAPHY : Decentring of history