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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... Foreign Political Consultations 12 September 1836 , No. 73 ) . Nasir - ud - din Haydar also sought confirmation of his status in British terms , particularly through an exchange of presents and diplomacy with Queen Victoria . The Com ...
... Foreign Political Consultations 12 September 1836 , No. 73 ) . Nasir - ud - din Haydar also sought confirmation of his status in British terms , particularly through an exchange of presents and diplomacy with Queen Victoria . The Com ...
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... foreign nawabs were bringing with them new ideas , new fashions , new architecture and a new culture . Ironi- cally , though the nawabs had been appointed subadars of Awadh by the Mughals , their fortunes rose as Delhi waned ...
... foreign nawabs were bringing with them new ideas , new fashions , new architecture and a new culture . Ironi- cally , though the nawabs had been appointed subadars of Awadh by the Mughals , their fortunes rose as Delhi waned ...
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... foreign hand ' . ( Jain 1980a and 1980b ; also see Akbar , 1980 and Saber- wal and Hasan , 1984 ) . However , it was largely a case of administrative complacency and police prejudices and V.P. Singh owned full responsi- bility for the ...
... foreign hand ' . ( Jain 1980a and 1980b ; also see Akbar , 1980 and Saber- wal and Hasan , 1984 ) . However , it was largely a case of administrative complacency and police prejudices and V.P. Singh owned full responsi- bility for the ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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