The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India

Awadh and the Punjab 1707-1748The period following the death of Aurangzeb has usually been viewed as the decline and decay of the mUghal empire. The histrography of this period is replete with images of systemic failure. political fragmentation. social unrest and economic decay.The book examines two contrasting regions of north india and makes the point thatthe period 1707-1748 saw the emergence of a new order with local and regional idioms, even though echoes from the imperial period continued to be heard.