An Economic History of India 1707-1857
An Economic History of India 1707-1857 This new edition of An Economic History of Early Modern India extends the timespan of the analysis to incorporate further research. This book asks three key…
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An Economic History of India 1707-1857
This new edition of An Economic History of Early Modern India extends the timespan of the analysis to incorporate further research. This book asks three key questions about the transition. This allows for a more detailed discussion of the rise of the British Empire in South Asia and gives a fuller context for the historiography.In the years between the death of the emperor Aurangzeb (1707) and the Great Rebellion (1857), the Mughal Empire and the states that rose from its ashes declined in wealth and power, and a British Empire emerged in South Asia.
What did it mean? Why did it happen? How did it shape economic change?
The book shows that during these years, a merchant-friendly regime among warlord-ruled states emerged and state structure transformed to allow taxes and military capacity to be held by one central power, the British East India Company. The author