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White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India

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Description for White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India paperback. From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24 b/w, 24 col illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 478.

From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted ‘Return of a King’, the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time.

James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of Hyderabad when he met Khair un-Nissa – ‘Most Excellent among Women’ – the great-niece of the Prime Minister of Hyderabad. He fell in love with her and overcame many obstacles to marry her, converting to Islam and, according to Indian sources, becoming a double-agent working against the East India Company.

It is a remarkable ... Read more

In ‘White Mughals’, William Dalrymple discovers a world almost entirely unexplored by history, and places at its centre a compelling tale of seduction and betrayal.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006550969
SKU
9780006550969
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple’s first book, In Xanadu, won the Yorkshire Post Best First Work Award. His second, City of Djinns, won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award. His third, From the Holy Mountain, was shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and the Thomas Cook Award. A collection of his pieces ... Read more

Reviews for White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
‘William Dalrymple is that rarity, a scholar of history who can really write. This is a brilliant and compulsively readable book’ Salman Rushdie ‘Destined to become an instant classic’ Amanda Foreman ‘A bravura display of scholarship, writing and insight. Dalrymple manages the incredible feat of outpointing most historians and most novelists in one go. This is ... Read more

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