The book offers a comprehensive and critical analysis of the Mughal relations with North-East India from 1661-1714, that is from the time of Mir Jumla’s campaign to the death of Rudra Singh (1696-1714) the Ahom ruler who united the chieftaincies and monarchies in the North-Eastern region to resist the expansionist policy of Aurangzeb.
The Value of the book lies in the simple fact that it is the first of its kind. Authorities, such as Sir Edward Gait, S.N. Bhattacharya, Sir J.N. Sarkar have earlier dwelt with the historical importance of the problem but they have treated it partially. No attempt was made by them to project the nature of Mughal contracts with the monarchies in the eastern division of the North-East, namely, Jajantia Cachar and Tripura and the chieftaincies in the foothills of the Garos and the Khasias that lie on the borders of Bengal.
Dr. Dutta has studied the Mughal relations with the North-East more comprehensively than did his predecessors. To do so he single geographical-histroical unit, and has revalued the path covered by the earlier authorities. All this has been achieved within eight chapters An outstanding wherever neccessary Dutta’s book will be greatly valued by the advanced students of thdian history, Wheress the researchesstudents will find in this book enough guidance for further research in this field.
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