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Formal history has paid scant attention to the unusual story of a nautch girl who died in 1836 as a Christian princes, honoured by Emperor Shah Alam, and the friend and ally of the last foreign conquerors of India. Her life spanned the inglorious decline of Moghul rule in Hindustan, known as Gardi Ka Waqt (‘time of troubles’) and the extension of British power up to the southern limits of the Sikh Kingdom of Punjab. Farzana, wife and then widow of General ...
The Taj Mahal, one of the world's acknowledged wonders, represents the culmination of the arts of architecture and decoration which had developed in India during centuries of Mughal rule. In this book, John Lall briefly traces the history of the Mughals in India. The account of the lives of the six great Mughal emperors has been enlivened by a lucidly written text which successfully recreates the spirit of the time and place. The greatness of the Mughals has been ...