Khandesh under the Great Mughals had not been a subject of an intensive research as other areas under the same rulers had been. This constitutes the main justification for the present study. The annexation of Khandesh in 1601 by Akbar was an event of great military and economic importance in the history of Mughal India. Khandesh provided a territorial link between the north and the south. The Mughals realised this; they made use of its resources to promote, ...
