In the backdrop of the decline of the Mughal empire, this text studies two contrasting regions in north India - Awadh and Punjab. It offers a bold new interpretation of the period by focussing on the agrarian uprisings, the jagirdari system, and the emergence of a new regionally-based political order
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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