The Last Of The Bengal Princes

Author : Lyn Innes
Publisher : Saqi Books
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781908906472

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The Last Prince of Bengal by Lyn Innes Pdf

The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families. Three times the size of Great Britain, his kingdom ranged from the soaring Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. However, the Nawab was seen as a threat by the British authorities, who forced him to abdicate in 1880 and permanently abolished his titles. The Nawab's change in fortune marked the end of an era in India and left his secret English family abandoned. The Last Prince of Bengal tells the true story of the Nawab Nazim and his family as they sought by turns to befriend, settle in and eventually escape Britain. From glamourous receptions with Queen Victoria to a scandalous Muslim marriage with an English chambermaid; and from Bengal tiger hunts to sheep farming in the harsh Australian outback, Lyn Innes recounts her ancestors' extraordinary journey from royalty to relative anonymity. This compelling account visits the extremes of British rule in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, exposing complex prejudices regarding race, class and gender. It is the intimate story of one family and their place in defining moments of recent Indian, British and Australian history. 'I was captivated and surprised by this bitter-sweet history as it twists and turns down three generations, through many astonishing changes of fame and fortune, from a glittering Bengal palace to an Australian sheep farm. Lovingly researched and meticulously told, The Last Prince of Bengal is notable for its candid revelations of British colonial attitudes and hypocrisies across two centuries. A rich, delightful and unexpectedly thought-provoking saga.' -- Richard Holmes Lyn Innes explores her ancestors' history in moving detail, capturing the tragic story of the dethroned princes of Bengal who had to make their lives in foreign lands, marked forever by the harsh legacy of Empire.'-- Shrabani Basu, author of Victoria and Abdul: The Extraordinary True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant

Author : Humayun Mirza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798718993721

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The Last of the Bengal Princes by Humayun Mirza Pdf

Son of a president.Heir to a throne.SPECIAL FAMILY EDITION with full-color interior and more than 100 photographs.Humayun Mirza is the son of Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan, and as the last direct heir to the Mughal throne of East India, a hereditary prince. In his remarkable life, he has met or been involved with world figures ranging from Gandhi to Vivien Leigh and from Winston Churchill to Thomas E. Dewey. He knew and worked with (and sometimes against) Pakistan's leaders from the very beginning through the death of General Zia. A career executive with The World Bank, Humayun Mirza was involved in major economic development initiatives throughout Central and South America, Nigeria, and elsewhere. In this gripping and insightful autobiography, you'll experience intrigue and adventure and gain insight into the turbulent legacy of Partition.by the author of From Plassey to Pakistan: The Family History of Iskander Mirza, First President of Pakistan"A superb contribution to International Studies . . . vividly informative and very human . . ." Library Bookwatch

Author : Humayun Mirza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1705312071

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The Last of the Bengal Princes by Humayun Mirza Pdf

Author : Lynn Innes
Publisher : Westbourne Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1908906464

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The Last Prince of Bengal by Lynn Innes Pdf

The extraordinary story of a marriage between an Indian monarch and an English chambermaid, whose son became an Australian farmer.

Author : Thomas Evans Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600013707

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The Great Parliamentary Bore [the Case of Prince 'Azîm Jâh Bahâdur]. by Thomas Evans Bell Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Arab countries
ISBN : HARVARD:HWK11U

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The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jamie Gilham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350299658

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Islam and Muslims in Victorian Britain by Jamie Gilham Pdf

Jamie Gilham collates the work of leading and emerging scholars of Islam in Britain, Christian-Muslim relations and Victorian Studies to offer fresh perspectives on Islam and Muslims in Victorian Britain. The contributors reveal 19th-century attitudes and beliefs about Islam and Muslims to demonstrate the plurality of approaches and representations of Islam in Britain's past. Also bringing to life the stories and voices of early Muslim settlers and converts to Islam, this book examines the lived experience of Muslims in the Victorian period. Sources include political and academic writings, literature, travelogues, the press and other forms of popular culture. Intersectional themes include religion and religiosity, 'race' and ethnicity, gender, class, citizenship, empire and imperialism, and prejudice, discrimination and resilience.

Author : Louis Rousselet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : India
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010356298

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India and Its Native Princes by Louis Rousselet Pdf

Author : Sir William Howard Russell
Publisher : New York : R. Worthington ; London : Rivers & Company
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : India
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030038404739

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The Prince of Wales' Tour by Sir William Howard Russell Pdf

Author : Robert L. Mack
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 977 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780199555871

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Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Robert L. Mack Pdf

The tales with which Sheherazade nightly postpones the murderous intent of the Sultan Schahriar have entered our language and our lives like no other collection before or since. This, the only edition to include the complete text of the earliest English translation of the Nights, also offers extensive textual apparatus such as explanatory notes and plot summaries to help readers follow the complex and interwoven stories.

Author : J. Drew Gay
Publisher : Belford ; New York : R. Worthington
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : India
ISBN : UVA:X001103640

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The Prince of Wales in India by J. Drew Gay Pdf

Author : Marianne Cookson Sugden (Hon.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600064559

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The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Marianne Cookson Sugden (Hon.) Pdf

Author : George Fyler Townesend
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Folklore, Arabia
ISBN : OXFORD:590027694

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The Arabian nights' entertainments by George Fyler Townesend Pdf

Author : George Fyler Townesend,George Fyler Townsend
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1DXI

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The Arabian Nights by George Fyler Townesend,George Fyler Townsend Pdf

Author : Waltraud Ernst,Biswamoy Pati
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134119875

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India's Princely States by Waltraud Ernst,Biswamoy Pati Pdf

This is an invaluable work looking into new areas relating to India's princely states. Based on an abundance of rarely used archival material, the book sheds new light on diversities related to the princely states such as health policies and practices, gender issues, the states’ military contribution or the mechanisms for controlling or integrating the states. Contributions are from international, reputable scholars, and they present historiographic, analytical and methodological approaches, placing attention to concepts, theories and sources. Inter-disciplinary in nature, this book will appeal to scholars and researchers of South Asia, studies of transnational histories, cultural and racial studies, international politics and economic history and the social history of health and medicine.