{"product_id":"bankrolling-empire-family-fortunes-and-political-transformation-in-mughal-india-paperback-softback-9781009330220","title":"Bankrolling Empire; Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009330220","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBankrolling Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFamily Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSudev Sheth explores how a Gujarati family of jewelers became unwitting partners in the collapse of the Mughal Empire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSudev Sheth (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009330220, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e378 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.546 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book combines deep analysis and wide research in a study of how successive phases of the Mughal, Maratha and early British empires interacted with the entrepreneurial careers of two important Indian capitalist families. It is a pathbreaking contribution to our understanding of global capitalisms in the early modern world.' Sumit Guha, University of Texas, Austin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBy the 1660s, the mighty Mughal Empire controlled the Indian subcontinent and impressed the world with its strength and opulence. Yet hardly two decades would pass before fortunes would turn, Mughal kings and governors losing influence to rival warlords and foreign powers. How could leaders of one of the most dominant early modern polities lose their grip over empire? Sudev Sheth proposes a new point of departure, focusing on diverse local and hitherto unexplored evidence about a prominent financier family entrenched in bankrolling Mughal elites and their successors. Analyzing how four generations of the Jhaveri family of Gujarat financed politics, he offers a fresh take on the dissolution of the Mughal empire, the birth of princely successor states, and the nature of economic life in the days leading up to the colonial domination of India.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Prelude: The Mughal Empire, 1526–1750\u003cbr\u003e 2. Courtly mutualism: the emperor's jeweler Shantidas Jhaveri, 1628–1658\u003cbr\u003e 3. Political commensalism: Manekchand Jhaveri and bankrolling bids to the throne, 1658–1707\u003cbr\u003e 4. Interlude: cultivating financial crisis under Aurangzeb, 1660s–1719\u003cbr\u003e 5. Expedient extortion: the governor's golden goose Khushalchand Jhaveri, 1719–1730\u003cbr\u003e 6. Competitive coparcenary: Vakhatchand Jhaveri and brokering politics, 1730–1818\u003cbr\u003e 7. Postlude: Bankrollers of Mughal succession, 1750–1818\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52503008346392,"sku":"9781009330220","price":26.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009330220i.jpg?v=1786323586","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bankrolling-empire-family-fortunes-and-political-transformation-in-mughal-india-paperback-softback-9781009330220","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}