Last king in India : Wajid Ali Shah, 1822-1887
Llewellyn-Jones, Rosie
Last king in India : Wajid Ali Shah, 1822-1887 - Haryana Penguin Random House India 2019 - xxii,314p.
Content
Acknowledgements vii
List of Illustrations ix
Chronology xi
Glossary xvii
Introduction 1
1. 'That Energetic Old Lady' 11
2. Pageants and Pantomimes 49
3. The Sorrows of Akhtar 83
4. The House of Fairies 127
5. At Garden Reach 165
6. A Tigress Escapes from the Menagerie 205
7. A Mimic Kingdom 239
Conclusion 275
Notes 283
Bibliography 301
Index 307
9788184005493
Wajid ʻAli Shah, -- King of Oudh, -- 1822-1887
India--Oudh (Princely State)
Wajid ?Ali Shah, King of Oudh, 1822-1887
Kings and rulers
Wajid ʻAli Shah, -- koning van Oudh, -- 1822-1887.
Vājid ʿAlī -- Oudh, König -- 1821-1896
954.2 / LLE
Last king in India : Wajid Ali Shah, 1822-1887 - Haryana Penguin Random House India 2019 - xxii,314p.
Content
Acknowledgements vii
List of Illustrations ix
Chronology xi
Glossary xvii
Introduction 1
1. 'That Energetic Old Lady' 11
2. Pageants and Pantomimes 49
3. The Sorrows of Akhtar 83
4. The House of Fairies 127
5. At Garden Reach 165
6. A Tigress Escapes from the Menagerie 205
7. A Mimic Kingdom 239
Conclusion 275
Notes 283
Bibliography 301
Index 307
9788184005493
Wajid ʻAli Shah, -- King of Oudh, -- 1822-1887
India--Oudh (Princely State)
Wajid ?Ali Shah, King of Oudh, 1822-1887
Kings and rulers
Wajid ʻAli Shah, -- koning van Oudh, -- 1822-1887.
Vājid ʿAlī -- Oudh, König -- 1821-1896
954.2 / LLE