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The Last Mughal
The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857
Book • 2006
The Last Mughal is a portrait of the last days of the great Mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe of 1857.
The book tells the story of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, who was a mystic, poet, and calligrapher.
Despite being deprived of real political power by the East India Company, Zafar presided over a court of great cultural brilliance.
The book details the Siege of Delhi, a pivotal event in the history of the British Empire, using previously untranslated Urdu and Persian manuscripts and Indian eyewitness accounts to present the Indian perspective on the siege.
The book tells the story of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, who was a mystic, poet, and calligrapher.
Despite being deprived of real political power by the East India Company, Zafar presided over a court of great cultural brilliance.
The book details the Siege of Delhi, a pivotal event in the history of the British Empire, using previously untranslated Urdu and Persian manuscripts and Indian eyewitness accounts to present the Indian perspective on the siege.
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