The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857

by William Dalrymple

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Published 7th September 2009, 608 pages

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On a dark evening in November 1862, a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence. There are no lamentations or panegyrics, for the British Commissioner in charge has insisted, 'No vesting will remain to distinguish where the last of the Great Mughals rests.' This Mughal is Bahadur Shah Zafar II, one of the most tolerant and likeable of his remarkable dynasty who found himself leader of a violent and doomed uprising. The Siege of Delhi was the Raj's Stalingrad, the end of both Mughal power and a remarkable culture.

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The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857
by William Dalrymple

ISBN
9781408800928

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Binding
Paperback

Publication date
Sept. 7, 2009

Dimensions
19.8cm x 12.9cm x 3.8cm

Page count
608 pages