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 48
... Present , 94 ( February ) : 85-102 . ( 1984 ) , Awadh in Revolt 1857-1858 : A Study of Popular Resistance , Delhi , Oxford University Press . ( 1985 ) , ' A Rejoinder ' , Past and Present , 106 ( February ) . Oldenburg , Veena Talwar ...
... Present , 94 ( February ) : 85-102 . ( 1984 ) , Awadh in Revolt 1857-1858 : A Study of Popular Resistance , Delhi , Oxford University Press . ( 1985 ) , ' A Rejoinder ' , Past and Present , 106 ( February ) . Oldenburg , Veena Talwar ...
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... present there ' ( Rabit , 1977 : 9-10 ) . In 1827 , when her son ( some say adopted son ) Nasir - ud - din Haydar became Shah of Awadh , Badshah Begum arranged for a proclamation that mourning rites for the Imam Husain would continue ...
... present there ' ( Rabit , 1977 : 9-10 ) . In 1827 , when her son ( some say adopted son ) Nasir - ud - din Haydar became Shah of Awadh , Badshah Begum arranged for a proclamation that mourning rites for the Imam Husain would continue ...
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... Present , vol . 92 , no . 1. , January - June . Harris , G. ( 1858 ) , A Lady's Diary of the Siege of Lucknow : Written for the Perusal of Friends at Home , London , John Murray . Hutchins , F.G. ( 1967 ) , The Illusion of Permanence ...
... Present , vol . 92 , no . 1. , January - June . Harris , G. ( 1858 ) , A Lady's Diary of the Siege of Lucknow : Written for the Perusal of Friends at Home , London , John Murray . Hutchins , F.G. ( 1967 ) , The Illusion of Permanence ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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