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Intellectual and Cultural Characteristics of India in a Changing Era, 1740-1800

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2011

George D. Bearce
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The period 1740–1800 is full of striking political and military events. Beginning with Nadir Shah's conquest, India experienced internal wars and Asian and European assaults, which overwhelmed the Mughal Empire and led to British supremacy. This essay endeavors to show the nature of the culture of India during this rather disturbed period.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , November 1965 , pp. 3 - 17
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1965

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