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 35
... court . Under the previous two rulers , Faizabad had largely displaced Lucknow and Ayodhya as the political centre of Awadh . Faizabad was , however , the unplanned product of the haphazard but dynamic growth of the court under ...
... court . Under the previous two rulers , Faizabad had largely displaced Lucknow and Ayodhya as the political centre of Awadh . Faizabad was , however , the unplanned product of the haphazard but dynamic growth of the court under ...
Page 39
... court , the British , and the people of the province of Awadh . For the Awadh court , the coronation expressed the unique and leading place of the dynasty in the Shi'ite political universe . For the British , this ritual simply ...
... court , the British , and the people of the province of Awadh . For the Awadh court , the coronation expressed the unique and leading place of the dynasty in the Shi'ite political universe . For the British , this ritual simply ...
Page 41
... Court of Directors subsequently annulled the 1837 treaty . The Governor - General , rather than admit that he had been overruled , ' inadvertently neglected ' to inform the Awadh ruler ( and even some of the Company's later Residents ) ...
... Court of Directors subsequently annulled the 1837 treaty . The Governor - General , rather than admit that he had been overruled , ' inadvertently neglected ' to inform the Awadh ruler ( and even some of the Company's later Residents ) ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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