HISTORICAL HANDBOOK OF MUSLIM INDIA 1700-1947
Description
In 1992 Professor K K Aziz published a compendium on Muslim and non-Muslim political, religious and cultural parties, organizations and movements which flourished in India between 1850 and 1947 under the title of "Public Life in Muslim India" (Vanguard Books, Lahore). The present Handbook now makes available to historians and research scholars a wealth of additional information on the same subject.
In Volume One, Professor Aziz has collected all the historical demo-graphic data Of various religious groups, especially Muslims, relating to their sex, literacy rate, language, mother tongue, etc. He lists all the rulers in Indian history — from the Muslims (Ottoman Sultans, Mughuls Naw-abs, Nizams, Amirs) to the British (Monarchs, Prime Ministers, Secretar-ies of State, Chairmen of the East India Co, Governor Generals, Viceroys etc). He notes the Salutes and Warrants of procedure of the rulers of the native states and he lists all the Commissions and Committees of Inquiry during this period.
In Volume Two, Professor Aziz lists all the White Papers, political and constitutional developments, elections, legislators, saints and shrines of Muslim India. He details the organs of the press and the share of various religious groups in public life and services. A useful glossary of words and phrases is added at the end of this 760 page Handbook.
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Book Details
- ISBN: D5838
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- Format: Hardback
- Publication Date: 1995
- Number of Pages: 764
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- Publisher: VANGUARD BOOKS
- Language: English
- Weight: 1.16 g
