Ilhan Niaz is a Professor of History at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. His scholarship focuses on comparative histories of governance, state formation, and political culture across South Asia and Eurasia. He is the recipient of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Best Publication Award in Social Sciences, recognizing his contributions through major works on Pakistan, Eurasia, and British India. In addition to his books, he regularly publishes research articles and chapters in leading international journals and edited volumes. He is currently working on a forthcoming book titled The Pursuit of Order: Understanding Humanity’s Most Enduring Illusion. His authored books include: Downfall: Lessons for Our Final Century (CSCR, 2022); The State During the British Raj: Imperial Governance in South Asia 1700–1947 (Oxford University Press, 2019); Old World Empires: Cultures of Power and Governance in Eurasia (Routledge, 2014); The Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan, 1947–2008 (Oxford University Press, 2010); and An Inquiry into the Culture of Power of the Subcontinent (Alhambra, 2006).