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 37
... ruler's policies conflicted with the Company's . " Thereupon the Company's long - time client , Saadat Ali Khan - the late ruler's brother who had lived for twenty - two years in exile as a pensioner under the pro- tection of the ...
... ruler's policies conflicted with the Company's . " Thereupon the Company's long - time client , Saadat Ali Khan - the late ruler's brother who had lived for twenty - two years in exile as a pensioner under the pro- tection of the ...
Page 44
... ruler to his relatives . Further , large gifts were made to the institutions at the site of martyrdom in Karbala in Iraq ( Uttar Pradesh 1964 ; India Political and Foreign Consultations 19 December 1853 , No. 115 ; Bengal Political ...
... ruler to his relatives . Further , large gifts were made to the institutions at the site of martyrdom in Karbala in Iraq ( Uttar Pradesh 1964 ; India Political and Foreign Consultations 19 December 1853 , No. 115 ; Bengal Political ...
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... ruler . Over the years from 1764 to 1856 , the Company had on several occa- sions proposed the annexation of Awadh , and finally in 1856 the Directors authorised the Governor - General to annex the state on the ambiguous grounds of ...
... ruler . Over the years from 1764 to 1856 , the Company had on several occa- sions proposed the annexation of Awadh , and finally in 1856 the Directors authorised the Governor - General to annex the state on the ambiguous grounds of ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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