The History of India 2 Volume Set
Published on 28. February 2013
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1380 pages
978-1-108-05623-6 (ISBN)
Description
Appointed through family influence to the East India Company, Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) arrived on the subcontinent in 1796, quickly learning Persian and developing an interest in Indian civilisation. After postings in Benares, Afghanistan and Poona, he became governor in 1819 of the recently acquired territory that became known as the Bombay Presidency, where he remained until his resignation in 1827. On his return to England, he devoted much of his time to writing and was a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society. This two-volume history, based on a range of Indian sources and first published in 1841, is infused with his lifelong understanding of Indian culture, science and philosophy. A scholarly refutation of James Mill's History, it was the most popular work of its kind among the early Victorian public. Volume 1 takes the history of the subcontinent up to the thirteenth century, while Volume 2 continues to the demise of the Mogul empire in the mid-eighteenth century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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1 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 84 mm
Weight
1729 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-05623-6 (9781108056236)
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Content
Volume 1: Preface; Introduction; Part I. State of the Hindus at the Time of Menu's Code: 1. Divisions and employment of classes; 2. Government; 3. Administration of justice; 4. Religion; 5. Manners and state of civilisation; Part II. Changes since Menu, and State of the Hindus in Later Times: 1. Changes in cast; 2. Changes in the government; 3. Changes in the law; 4. Present state of religion; 5. Present state of philosophy; Part III. State of the Hindus in Later Times Continued: 1. Astronomy and mathematical sciences; 2. Geography; 3. Chronology; 4. Medicine; 5. Language; 6. Literature; 7. Fine arts; 8. Other arts; 9. Agriculture; 10. Commerce; 11. Manners and character; Part IV. History of the Hindus up to the Mahometan Invasion: 1. Hindostan; 2. The Deckan; Appendices; Book V. From the Commencement of the Arab Conquests to the Establishment of a Mahometan Government in India: 1. Arab conquests; 2. Dynasties formed after the breaking up of the empire of the califs; 3. Sultan Mahmud; 4. Other kings of Ghazni and Ghor. Volume 2: Part VI. Kings of Delhi up to the Accession of the House of Teimur: 1. Slave kings; 2. Lal u din Khilji; 3. House of Toghlak, Seiads, and House of Lodi; Part VII. From the Conquest of Baber to the Accession of Akber: 1. Reign of Baber; 2. First reign of Humayun; 3. Shir Shah and others of the family of Sur; 4. Humayun restored; Part VIII. State of India up to the Accession of Akber: 1. History of the Bahmani kingdom of the Deckan and its subsequent divisions; 2. Other kingdoms formed on the dissolution of the empire; 3. Internal state of India; Part IX. Akber: 1. From 1556 to 1586; 2. From 1586 to the death of Akber; 3. Internal policy; Part X. Jehangir to Shah Jehan: 1. Jehangir; 2. Shah Jehan till 1657; 3. From 1657 to the deposal of Shah Jehan; Part XI. Aurangzib (or Alamgir): 1. From 1658 to 1662; 2. From 1662 to 1681; 3. From 1681 to 1698; 4. From 1698 to the death of Aurangzib; Part XII. Successors of Aurangzib: 1. To the accession of Mohammed Shah; 2. To the departure of Nadir Shah; 3. To the death of Mohammed Shah; 4. To the extinction of the Mogul empire.