Akbar the Great (1542–1605) is often regarded as the Mughal Empire's most accomplished ruler. This document on the workings of his empire was produced by Akbar's vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551–1602). Between 1783 and 1786, the scholar Francis Gladwin (1744/5–1812) produced an En...

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Main Author:	Abu-'l-Faḍl Ibn-Mubārak 1551-1602 (Author)
Other Authors:	Gladwin, Francis -1813 (Translator)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1783
Series:	Cambridge library collection. South Asian history
Subjects:	Akbar / Emperor of Hindustan / 1542-1605 Akbar > Mogulreich, Großmogul > 1542-1605 Geschichte Geschichte 1550-1600 Mogul Empire Indien Mogulreich Quelle
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Summary:	Akbar the Great (1542–1605) is often regarded as the Mughal Empire's most accomplished ruler. This document on the workings of his empire was produced by Akbar's vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551–1602). Between 1783 and 1786, the scholar Francis Gladwin (1744/5–1812) produced an English translation from the original Persian. Reissued here is the two-volume edition that appeared in 1800. As the work's dedicatee and Governor-General of Bengal, Warren Hastings had seen the translation as illuminating the Mughal Empire's 'original constitution' and believed it would educate and inform Britain's colonial administrators. Gladwin's text would not be superseded for many decades, and it testifies to the quality of his scholarship and the contemporary concerns of the East India Company. Volume 1 explains the workings of the royal household and military offices, including details of the mint, treasury and harem, as well as building regulations
Item Description:	Includes index
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxii, 384 pages)
ISBN:	9781107360389
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781107360389