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The History of India, as Told by its Own Historians Henry Miers Elliot

The History of India, as Told by its Own Historians By Henry Miers Elliot

The History of India, as Told by its Own Historians by Henry Miers Elliot


Summary

Published between 1867 and 1877, this is an extensive eight-volume translation and study of the histories of Muslim India. The work is not only valuable for its translation of important extracts, but also serves as a fascinating example of the use of historiography as a colonial tool.

The History of India, as Told by its Own Historians Summary

The History of India, as Told by its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period by Henry Miers Elliot

This extensive eight-volume work was first published between 1867 and 1877 by the linguist John Dowson (1820-81) from the manuscripts of the colonial administrator and scholar Sir Henry Miers Elliot (1808-53). Before his death, hoping to bolster British colonial ideology, Elliot had intended to evaluate scores of Arabic and Persian historians of India, believing that his translations would demonstrate the violence of the Muslim rulers and 'make our native subjects more sensible of the immense advantages accruing to them under the mildness and the equity of our rule'. Volume 8 addresses criticism of the previously published volumes, and includes additions and corrections to them. The volume also contains extracts of numerous additional histories covering the end of the Mughal Empire from Muhammad Shah (1702-1748) to the establishment of British political and military dominance in India in the mid-nineteenth century.

Table of Contents

Preface; Examination of Major Raverty's criticisms of the Tabakat-i-Nasiri as translated in Vol. II of this work; Additions and corrections; Texts; Bibliographical index; Geographical index; General index.

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NLS9781108055901
9781108055901
1108055907
The History of India, as Told by its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period by Henry Miers Elliot
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Cambridge University Press
2013-03-21
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