Studies in the Anatomy of a Transformation Awadh From Mughal to Colonial Rule

Language: - English, This volume contains wideranging surveys of various aspects of the history of Awadh from its position as a province of the Mughal Empire to a successor state, a semicolony under the Nawabi regime, the British annexation and the resistance in 1857. The manner of Mughal administration, the emergence of the class of taluqadars, the Company’s constant pressure on the Nawabi regime, the cultural and agrarian milieu of a religious establishment, the bibliography of a scholarly rebel of 1857 all bring home to the reader different facets of the historical personality of Awadh. The studies form an important complement (and corrective) to much of current historical writing of Awadh. About The Author: Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, is Reader in History at the Delhi University, obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh in 1986 for his work on ‘Agrarian Conditions in Awadh, c 1595 to 1856’. He has published many papers on the history of Awadh, a number of which are republished in a revised form in this volume, along with some others published here for the first time. Dr. Jafri’s other main interest is in archival sources of the Mughal period, on which too he has published numerous papers. Contents: List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Previous Publication Details Introduction The geographical Setting MUGHAL AWADH Administration of the Jagirs in Awadh during the 17th Centrury MadadiMaash : Farmans of Aurangzeb from Awadh Tension and Conflict in the Agrarian Society of Awadh : A Study of the Revenue Grantees UNDER NAWABWAZIRS Origin and Growth of Ta ‘alluqadari Tenures in Awadh Landed Properties of a Sufi Establishment – A study of Documents from Salon in Awadh Armed Zamindar : The Power Play in Awadh (15951858) Inheritance, Succession and the Customary Law in a Sufi Establishment of Awadh A Sufi Institution of Awadh CHANGES UNDER BRITISH RULE British Intervention