Later Mughals of India

Contents: Preface. 1. Aurangzeb: a resume. 2. The war of accession. 3. Bahadur Shah. 4. The later Moghuls. 5. Farrukhsiyar. 6. Jahandar Shah. 7. Rafi-ud-Darjat. 8. Rafi-ud-Daula. 9. Muhammad Shah. 10. The Punjab and Abdali. 11. Malwa and Rajputana. 12. Ahmad Shah\'s reign: events up to 1752. 13. Safdar Jang\'s contests with the Afghans 1748-52. Chronology.

"After the demise of Aurangzeb in 1707, the downfall of Mughal Empire was a glaring phenomenon in the annals of our history. The successors showed several kinds of weaknesses in the administrative sphere. There were revolts by numerous chiefs against them and they failed miserably to suppress them. As a result thereof the East India Company began to show its dominance in different regions of India.

Undoubtedly this book would be a useful study for teachers, scholars and students in India and aborad." (jacket)