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 56
... given to a strong brick building to house bullion and the Company records . It was near this building that other offices and resi- dential accommodation developed , as the number of Company officials increased . Trees were felled and ...
... given to a strong brick building to house bullion and the Company records . It was near this building that other offices and resi- dential accommodation developed , as the number of Company officials increased . Trees were felled and ...
Page 71
... given by Louis - Laurent de Féderbe , Comte de Modave , is often tainted with aristocatic disdain . 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 ...
... given by Louis - Laurent de Féderbe , Comte de Modave , is often tainted with aristocatic disdain . 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 ...
Page 91
... given historical occurrence or succes- sion of occurrences constitute an historical event ? We are accustomed to view the gradation of importance of the events of history given in stan- dard history books as a sort of objective scale of ...
... given historical occurrence or succes- sion of occurrences constitute an historical event ? We are accustomed to view the gradation of importance of the events of history given in stan- dard history books as a sort of objective scale of ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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