Irfan Habib

Irfan Habib is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval India. His work includes historical geography, the history of Indian technology, and the economic history of medieval India, especially the Mughal Empire. His scholarship is associated with Marxist historiography. He is Professor Emeritus at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Habib has written several works, including The Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556–1707, An Atlas of the Mughal Empire, Essays in Indian History: Towards a Marxist Perception, and An Atlas of Ancient Indian History, co-authored with Faiz Habib. He has also served as general editor of the A People's History of India series.