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 36
... political environment . The East India Company incre- mentally cut Awadh off from political events outside of that province . All political communications into and out of Awadh had to pass through the Resident's hands . Such political ...
... political environment . The East India Company incre- mentally cut Awadh off from political events outside of that province . All political communications into and out of Awadh had to pass through the Resident's hands . Such political ...
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... Political Consultations 18 September 1829 , No. 43 ; 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 ...
... Political Consultations 18 September 1829 , No. 43 ; 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 ...
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... political forces to the city . It also gave Lucknow a heightened national political recognition which threw the city's traditional characteristics into much sharper focus on a wider stage and also gave its political leaders expanded ...
... political forces to the city . It also gave Lucknow a heightened national political recognition which threw the city's traditional characteristics into much sharper focus on a wider stage and also gave its political leaders expanded ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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