This volume, through dealing with the administrative units of the Mughal Empire, is a critical study of the entire Mughal land revenue apparatus. The papers presented in this volume give a comprehensive picture of the administrative jurisdiction, duties of the officials and the details of the working of the land revenue administration based on an in-depth study of the original Persian, English, Urdu and other sources found in different libraries and archives in India and abroad.
Keeping in view that the success of the fiscal policy of the state rests primarily on the administrative apparatus and the working of the land revenue administration, Professor Grover has made a tremendous contribution in this regard by assessing the working of the various administrative and revenue officials.
An important aspect so the administrative jurisdiction discussed in these papers pertains to the changes in the territorial circles and functions of the local officials that Professor Grover meticulously highlighted in his writings. Moreover, his writings reflect that there was a real need for a complete re-orientation of the existing theories and viewpoints to better understand the detailed workings of the Mughal land revenue administration.
With a new perspective on the administration of the territorial jurisdictions as well as the duties of important functionaries mentioned above, this volume should be of tremendous value to the students/scholars of medieval Indian history.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amrita Grover
Miss Amrita Grover, sister of late professor B.R. Grover, is a distinguished historian in her own right. She is well versed with Professor Grover's writings as they always discussed and exchanged their historical views with each other, even from their student days. Upon obtaining her master's degree in History Honours with distinction and a Roll of Honour from Government College, Lahore, Punjab University, she initially taught at Inderprastha College and Miranda House for a few years and then joined the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. A graduate of National Defence College, New Delhi, Miss Grover retired as Accountant General and ex-officio Member, Audit Board. for more than two decades now, she has devoted full time to historical studies and research in history. She has attended various national and international history conferences and has Presented several research papers at international conferences held at Croatia, Montreal, Berlin, Sri Lanka, Moscow, etc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anju Grover Chaudhary
Dr. Anju Grover Chaudhary, niece of Professor Grover, journalist and historian, is also well versed with Professor Grover's works. She is professor of journalism at Howard University, U.S.A., Where she teaches courses in history of journalism, international press and news reporting. She obtained her master's degree in history from Howard University and master's degree and Ph.D. in journalism from University of Maryland, U.S.A. An author and editor of several books and journals articles, she has presented numerous papers at international conferences throughout the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR J C Dua
Dr. J.C. Dua, Reader, Department of History and TTM, Dyal Singh Evening College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, has had academic association with late Professor B.R. Grover since the IHC Session 1961. Professor Grover was his teacher, mentor and the one who taught him how to locate, decipher and analyse the sources on history. Dr. Dua has contributed a large number of research papers in national and international seminars and has published numerous books. The Peoples Republic of Bulgaria awarded him Georgi Dimitrov Gold Medal in 1983 and was also invited to deliver the prestigious Dr. Kalaignar Thiru M.Karunanidhi Endowment Lectures by Madras University, Chennai, in 1995.
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