Mountstuart Elphinstone (Classic Reprint): And the Making of South-Western India: And the Making of South-Western India (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Mountstuart Elphinstone: How an Anglo-Indian administrator shaped south‑western India’s land, revenue, and learning

A clear, readable biography of Mountstuart Elphinstone, an Anglo-Indian administrator who helped organize land, revenue, and learning in the Deccan. It highlights his practical approach to governance, his policy decisions, and the challenges of ruling a diverse, evolving landscape.

This edition frames his life around the Deccan settlement, showing how his policies affected jagirs, revenue assessment, and the administration of a changing empire. It also explores his efforts to support education and religious learning while maintaining British authority.

• How Elphinstone approached land and revenue reform, including the move away from extortionate farming practices.
• The settlement of jagirs and the balance between hereditary rights and imperial control.
• His handling of local elites, such as Brahmans, and his measures to protect grants and promote Sanskrit learning.
• The broader impact of his decisions on administration, security, and education in the Satara and Poona regions.

Ideal for readers interested in Indian history, colonial governance, and biographical studies of governance and reform.

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