The Mughal Empire / John F. Richards.

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1993.

xvi, 320 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Introduction -- Conquest and stability -- The new empire -- Autocratic centralists -- Land revenue and rural society -- Jahangir 1605-1627 -- Shah Jahan 1628-1658 -- The war of succession -- Imperial expansion under Aurangzeb 1658-1689 -- The economy, societal change, and international trade -- Maratha insurgency and Mughal conquest in the Deccan -- The Deccan years -- Imperial decline and collapse, 1707-1720 -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliographic essay.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-310) and index.