This book is a significant contribution to the growing volume of literature on the Great Mughals in India. It traces the Timurid backdrop - political, cultural and traditional - from which Babur, the founder of the dynasty, had sprung. The provenance of some of the state measures, innovations and practices subsequently introduced by the Great Mughals in the land of their adoption have been highlighted. The jagirdari system, some of the court etiquettes such as ...
