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 70
... Gentil , to nego- tiate with the English general Carnac , in order to save what was retr- ievable from the ruins of his Principality . Gentil belonged to an old Catholic family of Geneva , who had to leave their native land for France ...
... Gentil , to nego- tiate with the English general Carnac , in order to save what was retr- ievable from the ruins of his Principality . Gentil belonged to an old Catholic family of Geneva , who had to leave their native land for France ...
Page 71
... Gentil himself gave the amount of his salaries : Rs 25,000 yearly from 1765 to 1768 , later Rs 32,000 yearly ; this does not include some ten thousand rupees in gifts per year ( Gentil , 1822 : 273 and note ) . We know nothing yet of ...
... Gentil himself gave the amount of his salaries : Rs 25,000 yearly from 1765 to 1768 , later Rs 32,000 yearly ; this does not include some ten thousand rupees in gifts per year ( Gentil , 1822 : 273 and note ) . We know nothing yet of ...
Page 72
... Gentil , as well as Polier and Martin some years later , was an empathy for India and its cultural heritage , its ancient monuments , and civilisation . He had served under Bussy , a fine connoisseur of Indian paintings , and was a ...
... Gentil , as well as Polier and Martin some years later , was an empathy for India and its cultural heritage , its ancient monuments , and civilisation . He had served under Bussy , a fine connoisseur of Indian paintings , and was a ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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