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

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.