This book deals with rural uprisings in the Mughal subas of Agra, Delhi and Ajmer during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries which left a lasting impact on the polity, society and economy of the region and played a decisive role in limiting the fortunes of the Mughal empire. The book traces the history of the Jats who were the principal leaders and constituted the major support base of these revolts. A unique but hitherto unnoticed feature of the ...
