Title Military transition in early modern Asia, 1400-1750 : cavalry, guns, government and ships / Kaushik Roy

Published London : Bloomsbury, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Series Bloomsbury studies in military history Bloomsbury studies in military history. Contents Cover; Half-title ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Maps; Introduction; 1 The Culture of Warfare in Asia before 1500; Warfare in China up to circa 1500; Warfare in pre-1500 South Asia and Afghanistan; Warfare in West Asia; Conclusion; 2 Battles and Campaigns of the Asian Armies and Gunpowder Technology: 1500-1750; The Ottoman Army and its opponents; Land warfare in South Asia and Afghanistan; The transition from Ming to Manchu armies; Conclusion; 3 Siege Warfare and Siege Artillery in Asia; Introduction; Ottoman siege warfare Mughal and Safavid siege warfareMing-Manchu siege warfare; Conclusion; 4 Naval Warfare by the Asian States; Introduction; The Far East; Naval warfare in South Asia; The Persian Navy; The Ottoman Navy and naval warfare; The Mediterranean front; The Indian Ocean region; Conclusion; 5 Military Systems and Societies of Asia; Introduction; State, economy, society and armed forces of China; State, society, economy and the military establishment in the Mughal Empire; State, society, economy and the military establishment in Safavid Persia State, society, economy and armed forces of the Ottoman EmpireConclusion; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary A substantial amount of work has been carried out to explore the military systems of Western Europe during the early modern era, but the military trajectories of the Asian states have received relatively little attention. This study provides the first comparative study of the major Asian empires' military systems and explores the extent of the impact of West European military transition on the extra-European world. Kaushik Roy conducts a comparative analysis of the armies and navies of the large agrarian bureaucratic empires of Asia, focusing on the question of how far the Asian polities were Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Military art and science -- Asia -- History Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700. Military history. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Armed Forces -- Weapons systems Military art and science SUBJECT Asia -- History, Military Asia -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- History Subject Asia Genre/Form History Military history Form Electronic book ISBN 9781780938134 1780938136 9781780938004 1780938004 9781474210836 147421083X

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