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This is an indepth study of the subject of the army of the Mughal rulers in all its aspects such as recruitments,rewards and distinctions,equipment discipline,strategies etc.The book covers rather an obscure corner of indian History viz, the reigns of Aurangzeb`s (Alamgir) successors (1707-18Q3).
William Irvine's Later Mughals is an outstanding narrative of the period following the death of Aurangzeb in 1707. It covers the period from the time of Bahadur Shah I, who ascended the Mughal throne in 1707 and continued to rule till 1738, when Muhammad Shah became the emperor. The tumultuous period between the years 1738-39 when Nadir Shah invaded India and occupied Delhi after defeating Muhammad Shah has also been inducted in order to complete the survey of ...