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Irfan Habib

b. 1931 · 20th century

Irfan Habib (born 1931) is an Indian historian of medieval and early modern India, long associated with Aligarh Muslim University. His book The Agrarian System of Mughal India (1963) and his Atlas of the Mughal Empire made him one of the leading authorities on Mughal economy and society. Writing from a Marxist perspective, he has also published on Tipu Sultan's state and its attempts at modernisation.

Irfan Habib
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Irfan Habib. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/irfan-habib
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