Suggested Readings

THE following list includes works that are especially valuable for giving more detailed treatment of certain topics than has been possible in this book. Most of them have bibliographies. Not all works referred to in the text have been included; reference should be made to the footnotes for primary sources.

General Historical Studies

Haig, Sir Wolseley et al., editors. The Cambridge History of India. Vols. III-V. Cambridge, 1928-37; Delhi, 1957-58.
Hardy, Peter. Historians of Medieval India: Studies in Indo-Muslim Historical Writing. London, 1960.
Lane-Poole, Stanley. Medieval India under Mohammedan Rule, A.D. 712-1764. New York, 1903; Calcutta, 1951.
Majumdar, R. C., editor. The History and Culture of the Indian People. Vols. V-IX. Bombay, 1957-. Vols. VII and VIII have not yet been published. Full bibliographies.
Prasad, Ishwari. A Short History of Muslim Rule in India. Allahabad, 1959.
Qureshi, I. H. The Muslim Community in the Indo-Pakistan Sub-Continent. Gravenage, 1962.
Tarachand. Influence of Islam in India and Pakistan. Calcutta, 1959.
Titus, Murray Thurston. Islam in India and Pakistan. Calcutta, 1959.

The Delhi Sultanate

Ahmad, M. A. Political History and Institutions of the Early Turkish Empire of Delhi (1206-1250). Lahore, 1949.
Day, U. N. Administrative System of Delhi Sultanate (1206-1413 A.D.). Allahabad, 1959.
Habibullah, A. B. M. The Foundations of Muslim Rule in India. Lahore, 1945.
Husain, A. M. The Rise and Fall of Muhammad bin Tughluq. London, 1938.
Lal, K. S. History of the Khaljis, 1290-1320. Allahabad, 1950.
Moreland, W. H. The Agrarian System of Moslem India. Cambridge, 1929.
Pandey, A. B. The First Afghan Empire in India. Calcutta, n.d.
Qureshi, I. H. The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi. Lahore, 1944.
Srivastava, A. L. The Sultanate of Delhi, 711-1526 A.D. Agra, 1953.
Tripathi, Ram Prasad. Some Aspects of Muslim Administration. Allahabad, 1956.

The Mughal Empire

Chopra, P. N. Some Aspects of Society and Culture During the Mughul Age, 1526-1707. Agra, 1955.
Edwardes, S. M. and H. L. O. Garrett. Mughal Rule in India. London, 1930; Delhi, 1956.
Habib, Irfan. The Agrarian System of Mughal India. New York, 1963.
Ibn Hasan. The Central Structure of the Mughal Empire and Its Practical Working up to the Year 1557. London, 1936.
Moreland, W. H. From Akbar to Aurangzeb: A Study in Indian Economic History. London, 1923.
——. India at the Death of Akbar. London, 1920.
Owen, S. J. The Fall of the Mughal Empire. London, 1912; Varanasi, 1960.
Prasad, Beni. History of Jahangir. London, 1922.
Prasad, Ishwari. Life and Times of Humayun. Bombay, 1955.
Qanungo, K. R. Dara Shukoh. Calcutta, 1952.
——. Sher Shah. Calcutta, 1921.
Roychoudhury, M. L. The State of Religion in Mughal India. Calcutta, 1951.
Saran, Parmatma. The Provincial Government of the Mughals. Allahabad, 1941.
Sarkar, Sir Jadunath. Fall of the Mughal Empire. 4 vols. Calcutta, 1932-1950.
——. History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources. 5 vols. Calcutta, 1912-52.
——. Mughal Administration. 4th ed. Calcutta, 1952.
Sharma, Sri Ram. A Bibliography of Mughal India (1526-1707 A.D.). Bombay, 1938.
——. Mughal Government and Administration. Bombay, 1951.
——. The Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors. New York, 1962.
Smith, Vincent A. Akbar the Great Mogul, 1542-1605. London, 1917; Delhi, 1958.

Regional Kingdoms

Akbar, Muhammad. The Punjab under the Mughals. Lahore, 1948.
Caroe, Olaf K. The Pathans 550 B.C.-A.D. 1957. London, 1958.
Cunningham, J. D. A History of the Sikhs. H. L. O. Garrett, editor, with additional notes by R. R. Sethi. Delhi, 1955.
Datta, K. K. Alivardi and His Times. Calcutta, 1939.
Edwardes, Michael. The Orchid House; Splendours and Miseries of the Kingdom of Oudh, 1827-1857. London, 1960.
Khan, M. N. Kashmir under the Sultans. Calcutta, 1960.
Majumdar, R. C. and Jadunath Sarkar, editors. History of Bengal. 2 vols. Dacca; 1943-48.
Raychaudhuri, T. K. Bengal under Akbar and Jahangir. Calcutta, 1953.
Sardesai, G. S. New History of the Marathas. 3 vols. Bombay, 1946-48.
Srivastava, A. L. The First Two Nawabs of Awadh. 2d ed. Agra, 1954.
Venkata Ramanayya, N. The Early Muslim Expansion in South India. Madras, 1942.

The European Powers and the Mughals

Danvers, Frederick C. The Portuguese in India. 2 vols. London, 1894.
Hunter, Sir William W. A History of the British in India. 2 vols. London, New York, 1899-1900.
Khan, S. A. Anglo-Portuguese Negotiations Relating to Bombay, 1660-1667. London, 1922.
Rawlinson, Hugh G. British Beginnings in Western India, 1579-1657. Oxford, 1920.
Spear, Thomas G. Twilight of the Mughuls. Cambridge, 1951.

Literature and the Arts

Bailey, T. G. A History of Urdu Literature. Calcutta, 1932.
Brown, Percy. Indian Architecture: The Islamic Period. Bombay, 1956.
——. Indian Painting under the Mughals. Oxford, 1924.
Fox-Strangways, A. H. The Music of Hindostan. Oxford, 1914.
Ghani, M. A. Pre-Mughal Persian in Hindostan. Allahabad, 1941.
Keay, Frank E. A History of Hindi Literature. 3d ed. Calcutta, 1960.
Saksena, Ram Babu. A History of Urdu Literature. Allahabad, 1940.
Welch, Stuart C. The Art of Mughal India. New York, 1964.