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Last King in India : Wajid Ali Shah.
The Last King in India is the story of an extraordinary man whose memory still divides opinion sharply today. Was he, as the British described him, a debauched ruler who spent his time with ""fiddlers, eunuchs and women' instead of running the kingdom? Or, as most Indians believe, a g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Hurst,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Last King in India is the story of an extraordinary man whose memory still divides opinion sharply today. Was he, as the British described him, a debauched ruler who spent his time with ""fiddlers, eunuchs and women' instead of running the kingdom? Or, as most Indians believe, a gifted poet whose works are still quoted today, and who was robbed of his throne by the East India Company? Somewhere in between the two extremes lies a complex character: a man who married over 350 women, directed theatrical events lasting a month, and built a fairytale palace in Lucknow. Wajid Ali Shah was writte. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (433 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781849044080 1849044082 |