Jos Gommans

The Indian Frontier

Horse and Warband in the Making of Empires

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Produktbeschreibung

The books brings together the works of Gommans on the warhorse and its impact on medieval and early modern state-formation in South Asia. Gommans observes that Indian empires always had to deal with a highly dynamic inner frontier between semi-arid wilderness and settled agriculture. Such inner frontiers could only be bridged by the ongoing movements of Turkish, Afghan, Rajput & other warbands. In discussing the breeding trading of horses & their role in medieval and early modern South Asian warfare, he also makes comparisons with Europe and the Middle East. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781138095373
• ISBN-10: 1138095370
• Artikelnr.: 57048545

Autorenporträt

Jos J.L. Gommans holds the chair of Colonial and Global History at the University of Leiden. His major publications include The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, c.1710-1780 (Leiden, 1995; Delhi, 1999; 2017) and Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and High Roads to Empire, 1500-1700 (London, 2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Horse Trade in Eighteenth-century South Asia
2. The Silent Frontier of South Asia
c. ad 1100-1800
3. The Eurasian Frontier after the First Millennium ad: Reflections Along the Fringe of Time and Space
4. Warhorse and Post-Nomadic Empire in Asia
c. 1000-1800
5. The Embarrassment of Political Violence in Europe and South Asia
c. 1100-1800
6. Indian Warfare and Afghan Innovation during the Eighteenth Century
7. Warhorse and Gunpowder in India
c. ad 1000-1850
8. Slavery and Naukari among the Bangash Nawabs of Farrukhabad 9. The Warband in the Making of Eurasian Empires