1st Edition

The Mughal Empire at War Babur, Akbar and the Indian Military Revolution, 1500-1605

By Andrew de la Garza Copyright 2016
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Mughal Empire was one of the great powers of the early modern era, ruling almost all of South Asia, a conquest state, dominated by its military elite. Many historians have viewed the Mughal Empire as relatively backward, the Emperor the head of a traditional warband from Central Asia, with tribalism and the traditions of the Islamic world to the fore, and the Empire not remotely comparable to... Read more
Introduction 
1. A Mughal Military Revolution? 
2. Changing Ways of War 
3. Tools of War - Weapons, Equipment and Technology 
4. Waging War – Tactics and Operations 
5. Learning War - Organization, Recruitment and Training 
6. Supporting War - Logistics and Non-Combat Operations 
7. An Unfinished Revolution 
Conclusion

Biography

Andrew de la Garza is an Instructor in the Department of History and Geography at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, US.