Deccan in Transition, 1600 to 1800

This book presents the socio-cultural and historical trajectories of the Deccan plateau as well as the coastal areas of the current states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. It studies the art of diplomacy by discussing the diplomatic relations between the Marathas, the European companies, and regional states.

Umesh Ashok Kadam is Professor of Medieval Indian History & Early Modern History at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and Member Secretary, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. He specializes in History of Deccan and Western India. For the last two decades he has been visiting universities in the Netherlands, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom to promote advanced research on the History of Deccan through the 8th to 18th centuries.

Preface. Abbreviations. 1. Instrumenting Power: Maratha Synergy and Diplomacy 2. Maritime Frontiers - Challenges, Conflicts and Collaboration: Establishing Sovereignty at Sea 3. Prospects and Perspectives of Symbiosis: Osmosis of Deccan Society and Culture 4. Efflorescence and Manifestations: Art and Architecture in Deccan 5. Trajectories of Entrepreneurship: Trade and Commerce in Deccan