Madhyajug er Bharatiya Shahar by Aniruddha Ray [Hardcover]

The research on medieval Indian cities has been sporadic. Even less so in the Bengali language. This book can be considered a pioneer in the discussion of historical cities. Because this is the first book of its kind in Bengali. The author has explored the history of cities such as Delhi, Vijayanagara, Mandu, Bidar, Goa, Gaur, Saptagram, Sonargaon, Lahore, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Surat, Calicut, Cochin, Murshidabad, Chittagong, Dhaka, among others, in light of recent geographical and archaeological research. This book discusses the infrastructure of these cities, the characteristics of house building, efforts to solve water problems, descriptions of the mansions of the aristocrats and the luxurious palaces of the royal families, as well as their rise and decline. The author has tried to show how the history of various cities is connected with the rise and fall of the Sultanate and Mughal empires, based on contemporary documents, letters, writings of foreign travelers, and various Indian language sources. The history of Indian urban civilization from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century is the wealth of this book.