ID | 089355 |
Title Proper | Empire's end |
Other Title Information | the Nizam, Hyderabad and eighteenth-century India |
Language | ENG |
Author | Faruqui, Munis D |
Publication | 2009. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Nizam-ul-Mulk (d. 1748) was a Mughal nobleman who founded the post-Mughal successor state of Hyderabad. Engaging the Nizam's long and varied career, this essay re-evaluates the Nizam's decision to abandon the Mughal imperial system. In so doing, it highlights the ways in which the Nizam's story contrasts with that of founders of other post-Mughal successor states. This essay also seeks to explore Hyderabad's early history, the unique challenges faced by the new state, and the inventive ways in which it sought to overcome them. Ultimately, this essay aims to broaden and complicate our understanding of India's political history in the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth century. |
`In' analytical Note | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 43, No.1; Jan 2009: p.5-43 |
Key Words | Nizam - Hyderabad - Eighteenth-Century - India ; Post-Imperial Mughal ; Nizam-ul-Mulk ; Aurangzeb ; Nizam - Aurangzeb ; Post-Aurangzeb Era ; Marathas ; Islam and Hinduism ; Hyderabad - Afghans - Telugus - Relations |