MODERN SOUTH INDIA-A History from the 17th Century to our Times bookcover

MODERN SOUTH INDIA-A History from the 17th Century to our Times

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The sounds and flavours of the land south of the Vindhyas-temple bells, coffee and jasmine, coconut and tamarind, delicious dosais and appams-are familiar to many, but its history is relatively unknown. In this monumental study, the first in over fifty years, historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi brings us the South Indian story in modern times. At heart, the story he tells is one of four powerful cultures-Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu; as well as the cultures that have influenced them-Kodava, Konkani, Marathi, Oriya, Tulu and indigenous. When the narrative begins at the end of the sixteenth century, the Deccan sultanates of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda and Bidar have combined to defeat the kingdom of Vijayanagara, one of the last great medieval empires of the South. After the fall of Vijayanagara, less powerful nayakas or sultans ruled the region. Competition raged between these rulers and the many European trading companies. By the seventeenth century, only the French and British remained to fight it out, in association with Indian rulers and princely states.

Product Details

PublisherAleph Book Company
Publish DateJanuary 01, 2017
Pages544
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9789388292221
Dimensions8.5 X 5.5 X 1.4 inches | 1.8 pounds
BISAC Categories: Popular Fiction

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