MASCRIER (JEAN-BABTISTE LE.)
HISTOIRE DE LA DERNIERE REVOLUTION DES INDES ORIENTALES
Year: 1760
Size: 4 x 6.7 inches
COMPOSÉE SUR LES MÉMOIRES ORIGINAUX ET LES PIÈCES LES PLUS AUTHENTIQUES.First Edition
2 Volume Set
Language: French
Year: 1760
Size: 10.4 x 17.2 cm (4 x 6.7 inches)
Printer to the King, rue S. Jacques, at the sign of the Olive Tree., small 8vo.
Number of Printed Pages:
Volume I: 286 Pages
Volume II: 295 Pages
This book by Jean-Baptiste Le Mascrier offers valuable insight into the political and cultural dynamics of India and the Mughal Empire during the 18th century. Through an analysis based on original memoirs and authentic documents, the author explores the roots of the Mughals, who came from Tartary, and their impact on Indian traditions and politics. An examination of Hindu beliefs, as well as the role and influence of power figures such as the Great Mughal and Nizam al-Mulk, reveals the complexity of the interactions between the region’s different cultures and religions.
Extremely Rare
BINDING: contemporary full tree calf leather, hard cover, title in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on spine.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
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