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100	1		_aFaruqui, Munis Daniyal, _d1967-
245	1	0	_aPrinces of the Mughal Empire, 1504-1719 / _cMunis D. Faruqui.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_axvii, 348 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPrologue : setting the stage, 1504-1707 -- The early years, 1504-1556 -- Princely households -- Friends and allies -- Disobedience and rebellion -- Wars of succession -- The prince shackled, 1680s-1707.
520			_aFor more than 200 years, the Mughal emperors ruled supreme in northern India. How was it possible that a Muslim, ethnically Turkish, Persian-speaking dynasty established itself in the Indian subcontinent to become one of the largest and most dynamic empires on earth? In this rigorous new interpretation of the period, Munis D. Faruqui explores Mughal state formation through the pivotal role of the Mughal princes. In a challenge to previous scholarship, the book suggests that far from undermining the foundations of empire, the court intrigues and political backbiting that were features of Mughal political life - and that frequently resulted in rebellions and wars of succession - actually helped spread, deepen and mobilise Mughal power through an empire-wide network of friends and allies. This engaging book, which uses a vast archive of European and Persian sources, takes the reader from the founding of the empire under Babur to its decline in the 1700s.
650		0	_aPrinces _vHistory. _zMogul Empire.
650		0	_aCourt and courtiers. _vbiography
650		0	_amedieval history
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012007342-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012007342-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012007342-t.html
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