The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, C. 1710-1780

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-90-04-10109-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Brill's Indological Library

The Rise of The Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780 deals with the magnificent world of Afghan nomads, horse-dealers and mercenaries bridging the frontiers between the old metropolitan centres of India, Iran and Central Asia. During the eighteenth century they succeeded in establishing a vigorous new system of Indo-Afghan states.
In Central Asia, the Afghans created an imperial tradition on the basis of long-standing Perso-Islamic ideals. In India, along the caravan routes with Turkistan and Tibet, they carved out thriving principalities in association with military service and the breeding and trade in war-horses.
By fully incorporating this Afghan ascendancy into the fabric of Islamic and world history the author challenges the widely held notion of a gloomy Afghan past.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gommans, Jos J L

Gommans, Jos

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Jos J.L. Gommans, Ph.D. (1993), University of Leiden, teaches Indian history at the Kern Institute of the University of Leiden.