Empires of Complaints : Mughal Law and the Making of British India, 1765-1793

Robert Travers explores the Mughal and Persianate context for colonial state-formation in eighteenth century Bengal. By examining the interactions between colonial authorities and Indian petitioners, he shows how the British reinterpreted and reconstituted Mughal law to suit their new Indian empire.

• | : Robert Travers (Cornell University, New York)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 314 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1009123386
• | ISBN-13: 9781009123389