A Brief History of Modern India (UPSC) by Rajiv Ahir



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Writer: Rajiv Ahir
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Language: English
Genre: History,Non-Fiction
Format: Pdf
Price: Free
Publish Date: 1995


The advent of the Portuguese - The first Europeans to land in India who managed to carve out enclaves of power - showed up the chaotic situation in this vast land. The mighty Mughals were yet to build their empire but they never quite gained mastery over the seas; on the other land, the colonial empires were built on the strength of the naval power of their home countries.