The volume provides a complex portrait of the chieftains of Bihar and their relationship with the Mughal Empire as well as their role in the consolidation and expansion of the Mughal Empire in India. Please Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
From Kharagpur to Ujjainias of Bhojpur to Cheros of Palamau to Khokhra Chieftaincy to Gidhaur, Darbhanga, Bettiah (Betia) and Hathwa estates, this books draws a interesting picture during Mughals and early British time. There are lessons on why estates revolted and why they even existed and most interesting is the thin correlation which an informed reader can draw from this book about the historic reference to contemporary ideas.