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Member Book, Short History of the Mughal Empire by

Michael H. Fisher
Discussion published by Michael Fisher on Friday, January 22, 2016

Dear Colleagues,

I modestly bring to your attention my most recent book:

A Short History of the Mughal Empire (London: I.B. Tauris, 2015). 256 pages, 32 illustrations and
maps

Paperback $15.95

ISBN: 9781848858732

Hardback $94.00

ISBN: 9781848858725

The Mughal Empire dominated India politically, culturally, socially, economically and
environmentally, from its foundation by Babur, a Central Asian adventurer, in 1526 to the final trial
and exile of the last emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar at the hands of the British in 1858. Throughout the
empire's three centuries of rise, preeminence and decline, it remained a dynamic and complex entity
within and against which diverse peoples and interests conflicted. The empire's significance
continues to be controversial among scholars and politicians with fresh and exciting new insights,
theories and interpretations being put forward in recent years. This book engages students and
general readers with a clear, lively and informed narrative of the core political events, the struggles
and interactions of key individuals, groups and cultures, and of the contending historiographical
arguments surrounding the Mughal Empire.

Contents

List of Charts, Maps and Illustrations

Note on Transliteration and Names

Introduction: The Mughal Empire’s Dynamic Composition in Time and Space

Timeline

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Part I: The Central Asian and Indian Origins of the Mughal Empire, 1526–40,
1555–6

Chapter 1: Babur until His Conquest of North India in 1526

Chapter 2: Indians and Emperor Babur Create the Mughal Empire, 1526–30

Chapter 3: Emperor Humayun and Indians, 1530–40, 1555–6

Part II: Establishment of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, 1556–1605

Chapter 4: Emperor Akbar Makes Himself the Center of the Mughal Empire

Chapter 5: Emperor Akbar and His Core Courtiers Build the Mughal Administration and
Army

Chapter 6: Emperor Akbar’s Courts, Ideologies, and Wars, by Main Capital

Part III: The Mughal Empire Established, 1605–1707

Chapter 7: Emperor Jahangir and the Efflorescence of the Imperial Court, 1605–27

Chapter 8: Emperor Shah Jahan and Building Up the Mughal Empire, 1628–58/66

Chapter 9: Expanding the Frontiers and Facing Challenges under Emperor ‘Alamgir,
1658–1707

Part IV: The Fragmentation and Memory of the Mughal Empire, 1707–the
Present

Chapter 10: The Thinning of the Empire, 1707–1857

Chapter 11: Contested Meanings of the Mughal Empire into the 21st Century

Bibliography

Notes

Index

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Available at:
http://www.ibtauris.com/Books/Humanities/History/Regional%20%20national%20history/Asian%20his
tory/A%20Short%20History%20of%20the%20Mughal%20Empire.aspx?menuitem={00BC7A72-2D80-
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All the best, Michael

Citation: Michael Fisher. Member Book, Short History of the Mughal Empire by Michael H. Fisher. H-Asia. 01-22-2016.
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