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Mapping Bihar - From Medieval to Modern Times (Hardcover)
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Mapping Bihar - From Medieval to Modern Times (Hardcover)
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Written Indian history begins in sixth century bc with the history
of Magadh (present day states of Jharkhand and Bihar). For almost a
millennium Magadh dominated Indian history. The situation changed
when Islamicized Turks entered India. The Mughals who followed the
Turks ensured Bihar's economic prosperity; Patna became the most
important centre of Himalayan trade. European Companies visited
Patna to obtain a variety of goods, local as well as Himalayan. In
the mid-eighteenth century Bihar and Bengal fell into the hands of
Englishmen. A new chapter began. At the turn of the nineteenth
century, Industrial Revolution began in Britain. The East India
Company stopped trading in textiles. Instead, they promoted cotton
cultivation in order that cotton was available to British textile
factories. They promoted cultivation of indigo, needed by the
textile manufacturing factories coming up. Land revenue source of
the government's prime income, was collected even when agricultural
output suffered massively. The government took deep interest in
opium production but paid the cultivators less than the market
price. British interference in agricultural matters caused wide
spread agrarian distress. Indian society encountered many
socio-religious reform movements. Raja Rammohun Roy and Swami
Dayanand were major proponents of the new order. Stress was laid on
gender equality, women empowerment and the modern system of
education. Institutions for training doctors, engineers and
scientists were opened. As time progressed, by and large, Biharis
accepted the changes. Eventually social reform movements turned
into the freedom movement in which Biharis played a leading role.
This comprehensive volume is indispensable for scholars working on
Bihar and modern and medieval South Asia. Please note: Taylor &
Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India,
Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
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