Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements

pp ix-x

List of Abbreviations

pp xi-xii

Note on Transliterations

pp xiii-xiv

Glossary of Commonly Used Indian Words

pp xv-xvi

Introduction

pp 1-26

1 - Integration into the Mughal System

pp 27-63

2 - Decline of the Mughals, Emergence of the Marathas

pp 64-89

3 - The Maratha Supremacy

pp 90-124

4 - The Rise of the Company Bahadur and the British Raj

pp 125-161

5 - The Uprising, the Bandit and Pax Britannica

pp 162-199

Conclusion

pp 200-213

Appendices

Appendix I - Timeline of Major Events

pp 214-215

Appendix II - A Map of the Area, circa 1810s

pp 216-216

Appendix III - A Map of the Area, circa 1830s

pp 217-217

Appendix IV - A Map of the Area, circa 1870s

pp 218-218

Bibliography

pp 219-233

Index

pp 234-247