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Indian Political Thought, 2nd Edition
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Indian Political Thought, 2nd Edition

by Mahendra Singh, Himanshu Roy
July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
472 pages
16h 39m
English
Pearson India
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Abul Fazl:Governance and Administration

Kamla

Introduction

Medieval India had many eminent historians and among them Sheikh Abul Fazl (1551–1602) occupies a place of distinction. This is mainly because of the predominance of intellectual elements in his writings, his unfailing appeal to reason against religious and cultural traditions, broader view of history and a new methodology which he sought to apply to his task. His interpretation of history was integrally linked to the political, social, economic and religious realities of that period.1

At the beginning of the Mughal period, India was divided into many smaller kingdoms, and this frequently led to a great deal of political instability. This ended with the victory of the Mongol ruler ...

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