General John Jacob: Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Alexander Innes Shand

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331640570 ISBN 13: 9780331640571

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

General John Jacob: Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad - a vivid, prize-winning portrait of a pivotal British officer in 19th-century India.

This biography surveys the life and career of the man who built foundations for British rule along the Sind frontier and helped shape the fate of Jacobabad.

Across a century of upheaval, the book blends personal detail with the larger story of frontier politics, military innovation, and civil administration. It draws on letters, manuscripts, and contemporary records to chart Jacob’s rise, his reforms in land revenue and irrigation, and his bold, sometimes controversial, methods of frontier governance. Readers gain insight into the challenges of policing a volatile border, negotiating with local rulers, and orchestrating a disciplined, integrated military-civil administration.

• Learn how land tax, irrigation, and revenue policy affected the Sind frontier and its people.
• See the balance between military action and diplomacy that guided frontier governance.
• Explore how a single administrator shaped a region’s security and development during a turbulent era.
• Understand the collaboration between Frere and Jacob in reforming frontier administration.

Ideal for fans of thorough military biographies and Indian history, this edition offers a clear portrait of a complex figure and the era he helped define.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331640570
• ISBN 13: 9780331640571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 390