The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857 (Paperback)

William Dalrymple (author)

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Paperback 608 Pages / Published: 07/09/2009

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On a dark evening in November 1862, a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence. There are no lamentations or panegyrics, for the British Commissioner in charge has insisted, 'No vesting will remain to distinguish where the last of the Great Mughals rests.' This Mughal is Bahadur Shah Zafar II, one of the most tolerant and likeable of his remarkable dynasty who found himself leader of a violent and doomed uprising. The Siege of Delhi was the Raj's Stalingrad, the end of both Mughal power and a remarkable culture.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408800928
Number of pages: 608
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 38 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

'Dalrymple is an outstandingly gifted travel writer and historian who excels himself in his latest work' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Vivid unmatched revolutionary humane No previous book has delved so deeply into the history of Delhi in those days, nor painted such a vivid portrait of the late Mughal court' Sunday Telegraph 'Brims with life, colour and complexity outstanding one of the best history books of the year' Evening Standard 'Magnificent shames the simplistic efforts of previous writers' Spectator

William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple is a Scottish travel writer and historian, whose work centres chiefly on the Indian subcontinent. His latest book is The Anarchy, a history of the East India Company.

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