| Edition |
1st Vintage books ed. |
| Description |
xxv, 534 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in slightly different form in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, in 2006"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A portrait of Mughal emperor, poet, and mystic Bahadur Shah Zafar II is set against the backdrop of mid-nineteenth-century India, the 1857 armed uprising against British rule, the final days of the Mughal capital of Delhi and its destruction in the wake of its fall, and Zafar's final days as an exile in Burma. |
| Contents |
A chessboard king -- Believers and infidels -- An uneasy equilibrium -- The near approach of the storm -- The sword of the lord of fury -- This day of ruin and riot -- A precarious position -- Blood for blood -- The turn of the tide -- To shoot every soul -- The city of the dead -- The last of the great Mughals. |
| Awards |
Winner of the 2007 Duff Cooper Prize for History and Biography. |
| Subject |
Muhammad Bahadur Shah II, King of Delhi, 1775-1862.
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India -- History -- Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858.
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Mughal Empire -- History -- 19th century.
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Delhi (India) -- History -- 19th century.
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Muhammad Bahadur Shah II, King of Delhi, 1775-1862. (OCoLC)fst00071298
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Sepoy Rebellion (India : 1857-1858) (OCoLC)fst01354692
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India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
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India -- Delhi.
(OCoLC)fst01205766
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India -- Mogul Empire.
(OCoLC)fst01240293
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781400078332 (pbk.) |
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1400078334 (pbk.) |
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