Jos J.L. Gommans's Books

The Indian Frontier

Horse and Warband in the Making of Empires

By: Jos Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Indian Frontier

Horse and Warband in the Making of Empires

By: Jos Gommans

This omnibus brings together some old and some recent works by Jos Gommans on the warhorse and its impact on medieval and early modern state-formation in South Asia. These studies are based on Gommans’ observation that Indian empires always had to deal with a highly dynamic inner frontier between semi-arid wilderness and settled agriculture. Such inner frontiers could only be bridged by the ongoing movements of Turkish, Afghan, Rajput and other warbands. Like the most spectacular examples of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empires, they all based their power on the exploitation of the most lethal weapon of that time: the warhorse. In discussing the breeding and trading of horses and their role in medieval and early modern South Asian warfare, Gommans also makes some thought-provoking comparisons with Europe and the Middle East. Since the Indian frontier is part of the much larger Eurasian Arid Zone that links the Indian subcontinent to West, Central and East Asia, the final essay explores the connected and entangled history of the Turko-Mongolian warband in the Ottoman and Timurid Empires, Russia and China.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

275

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351363565

ISBN 13

9781351363563

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire

C. 1710-1780

By: Jos J. L. Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire

C. 1710-1780

By: Jos J. L. Gommans

By drawing attention to the golden age of Afghan trade and imperialism, this book examines the intensifying political and commercial relations between India and Central Asia. As such, it provides an entirely new perspective on the eighteenth-century history of South and Central Asia.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

252

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004101098

ISBN 13

9789004101098

Mughal Warfare

Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire, 1500-1700

By: Jos J. L. Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mughal Warfare

Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire, 1500-1700

By: Jos J. L. Gommans

This work offers a survey of the military history of Mughal India during the age of imperial splendour from 1500 to 1700.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

285

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0415239893

ISBN 13

9780415239899

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780

By: Jos J.L. Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780

By: Jos J.L. Gommans

The Rise of The Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780 deals with the magnificent world of Afghan nomads, horse-dealers and mercenaries bridging the frontiers between the old metropolitan centres of India, Iran and Central Asia. During the eighteenth century they succeeded in establishing a vigorous new system of Indo-Afghan states. In Central Asia, the Afghans created an imperial tradition on the basis of long-standing Perso-Islamic ideals. In India, along the caravan routes with Turkistan and Tibet, they carved out thriving principalities in association with military service and the breeding and trade in war-horses. By fully incorporating this Afghan ascendancy into the fabric of Islamic and world history the author challenges the widely held notion of a gloomy Afghan past.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

241

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004644733

ISBN 13

9789004644731

Mughal Warfare

Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire, 1500-1700

By: Jos J. L. Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mughal Warfare

Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire, 1500-1700

By: Jos J. L. Gommans

This work offers a survey of the military history of Mughal India during the age of imperial splendour from 1500 to 1700.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

285

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0415239893

ISBN 13

9780415239899

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

By: Pieter C. Emmer,Jos J.L. Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

By: Pieter C. Emmer,Jos J.L. Gommans

This pioneering history of the Dutch Empire provides a new comprehensive overview of Dutch colonial expansion from a comparative and global perspective. It also offers a fascinating window into the early modern societies of Asia, Africa and the Americas through their interactions.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

481

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108428371

ISBN 13

9781108428378

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

By: Pieter C. Emmer,Jos J.L. Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

By: Pieter C. Emmer,Jos J.L. Gommans

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

481

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108428371

ISBN 13

9781108428378

The Indian Frontier

Horse and Warband in the Making of Empires

By: Jos Gommans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Indian Frontier

Horse and Warband in the Making of Empires

By: Jos Gommans

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

275

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351363565

ISBN 13

9781351363563

Dutch Sources on South Asia, C. 1600-1825: Archival guide to the repositories in the Netherlands other than the National Archives

By: Jos J. L. Gommans,Lennart Bes,Gijs Kruijtzer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dutch Sources on South Asia, C. 1600-1825: Archival guide to the repositories in the Netherlands other than the National Archives

By: Jos J. L. Gommans,Lennart Bes,Gijs Kruijtzer

This Second Volume In The Series Of Dutch Sources On South Asia C. 1600-1825 Is Guide To Archival Sources And Two-Dimensional Works Of Art Scattered In Dutch Repositories Other Than The National Archives At The Hague.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

508

Published Date

ISBN 10

8173047111

ISBN 13

9788173047114

Book's by Jos J.L. Gommans

The Indian Frontier

The Indian Frontier

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire

Mughal Warfare

Mughal Warfare

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780

The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780

Mughal Warfare

Mughal Warfare

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800

The Indian Frontier

The Indian Frontier

Dutch Sources on South Asia, C. 1600-1825: Archival guide to the repositories in the Netherlands other than the National Archives

Dutch Sources on South Asia, C. 1600-1825: Archival guide to the repositories in the Netherlands other than the National Archives

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email