Lucknow: Memories of a CityViolette Graff Oxford University Press, 1999 - 299 pages This collection of pieces looks at 150 years of Lucknow's recent history, from its rise to grandeur during the Nawabi days to its political preeminent position today. |
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Page 27
... Awadh . Apparently on payment to Nadir Shah of Rs 2,00,00,000 from the Awadh treasury , this nephew , Safdarjang , emerged as the principal heir , the next governor of Awadh . The general acceptance of the Sa'adat Khan family's right to ...
... Awadh . Apparently on payment to Nadir Shah of Rs 2,00,00,000 from the Awadh treasury , this nephew , Safdarjang , emerged as the principal heir , the next governor of Awadh . The general acceptance of the Sa'adat Khan family's right to ...
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... Awadh administration . ( Bhatnagar , Allahabad MS : 475a ; Alam , 1986 : 237-41 ) . By integrating the aspirations of both the dominant Rajput landhold- ers on the one hand , and the Muslims and non - Rajput Hindu urban elites on the ...
... Awadh administration . ( Bhatnagar , Allahabad MS : 475a ; Alam , 1986 : 237-41 ) . By integrating the aspirations of both the dominant Rajput landhold- ers on the one hand , and the Muslims and non - Rajput Hindu urban elites on the ...
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... Awadh admin- istration as a negative example of the alternative to British rule . Con- versely , for Indian notables and disgruntled people under direct British administration , Awadh provided a partial escape from British rule . Rather ...
... Awadh admin- istration as a negative example of the alternative to British rule . Con- versely , for Indian notables and disgruntled people under direct British administration , Awadh provided a partial escape from British rule . Rather ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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