This edition provides an explanatory and comprehensive account of the history of India from 1707 AD to the modern period. This book has 42 chapters which begin with a discussion on the decline and disintegration of the Mughal Empire and shed light on the arrival of Europeans in India and the expansion of British imperialism. This book not only contains factual data, but also gives the interpretations of Western and Indian historians on various subjects. This book is useful for graduate level students of history and candidates appearing in various examinations will also benefit from it.