Bankrolling Empire

Bankrolling Empire

Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India

Sheth, Sudev

Cambridge University Press

02/2025

377

Mole

9781009330220

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Introduction; 1. Prelude: The Mughal Empire, 1526-1750; 2. Courtly mutualism: the emperor's jeweler Shantidas Jhaveri, 1628-1658; 3. Political commensalism: Manekchand Jhaveri and bankrolling bids to the throne, 1658-1707; 4. Interlude: cultivating financial crisis under Aurangzeb, 1660s-1719; 5. Expedient extortion: the governor's golden goose Khushalchand Jhaveri, 1719-1730; 6. Competitive coparcenary: Vakhatchand Jhaveri and brokering politics, 1730-1818; 7. Postlude: Bankrollers of Mughal succession, 1750-1818; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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