Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 338 pages) |
Contents |
Part One: Married to the Regiment 1750-1778. Where Passions Rage -- In Between Empires -- The Butcher of Patna -- Enchanted by Her Heroism -- A Home of Their Own -- Part Two: Daughter of the Emperor 1778-1788. Steel Beneath the Muslin -- Fit for Service -- Fearless Foreigner -- Violence, Rapine and Barbarity -- Errors of Judgement -- A Gathering Storm -- A Salutory Experience -- Part Three. The Only Lady at the Table 1788-1836 -- A Genius for Majesty -- Best-laid Plans -- Epilogue |
Summary |
Amongst the riches of 19th century India, as the British fought their way across Mughal territory, an orphaned street-girl is brought to court to perform for the Emperor. That girl was Farzana, and she would become a courtesan, a leader of armies, a treasured defender of the last Mughal emperor and the head of one of the most legendary courts in history. In this beautifully written book, the author's last, Julia Keay weaves a story which spans the Indian continent and the end of a golden era in Indian history, the story of a nobody who became a teenage seductress and died one of the richest an |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Samru Begam, 1750?-1836.
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SUBJECT |
Samru Begam, 1750?-1836 fast |
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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Kings and rulers
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Politics and government
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Sardhana (India) -- Kings and rulers
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Sardhana (India) -- Politics and government
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India -- History -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064914
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India -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064919
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India
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India -- Sardhana
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780857735690 |
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0857735691 |
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