Book contents
- Empires of Complaints
- Empires of Complaints
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Map
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Names
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Petitioning, Taxation, and Law in Eighteenth-Century Bengal
- 2 Recasting Mughal Law
- 3 Zamindari Succession Disputes and Persianate Hindu Law
- 4 ‘At the Durbar’ in Calcutta
- 5 A Jagirdar’s Lament
- 6 Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
Select Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2022
Book contents
- Empires of Complaints
- Empires of Complaints
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Map
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Names
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Petitioning, Taxation, and Law in Eighteenth-Century Bengal
- 2 Recasting Mughal Law
- 3 Zamindari Succession Disputes and Persianate Hindu Law
- 4 ‘At the Durbar’ in Calcutta
- 5 A Jagirdar’s Lament
- 6 Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- Empires of ComplaintsMughal Law and the Making of British India, 1765–1793, pp. 271 - 274Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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