New book: The Lion and the Lily, https://nitter.gq/t.co/bE9Hn4Fenm. // & https://nitter.gq/t.co/gWC8NBUf4M
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An Anglo Indian child was baptised Harry Roger Webb in 1940, at St Thomas’ church in Dehradun.
He would grow up to become an international sensation but what was this bachelor boy’s stage name?
In tiny Rajpur Village, Dehradun,
78 men were marched off to join WWI on behalf of the British Empire
No one seems to know how many men returned home safe
Used as temporary accommodation for a Persian warlord as he waited to visit the Mughal emperor and by a British gov Gen as an insult to a later emperor, who can name this once magnificent Mughal garden?
An 18th c mosque in Delhi that was part of a much larger imperial garden complex. It was built by a woman who began her career as a courtesan, or tawaif, before marrying an emperor.
Any thoughts on her name?
This is the view that emperor Shah Jahan and the imperial family would have of the Taj Mahal as they approached the monument only from the river.
At this time the entire Yamuna riverfront at Agra was a series of beautiful gardens
Randolph Holmes, DAG, early 20th c
The last rays of the day stream into the Chausath Khamba in Nizamuddin, which contains the grave of Mirza Aziz koka, emperor Akbar’s turbulent milk brother.
The grave of a rebellious son in Nizamuddin, who caused the British a lot of worry in the 19th c. His mother started the phoolwalon ki sair as a vow for his safe return from exile to Delhi.
Is he forgotten or do we remember his name?
This lovely 18th c Mughal India object was made of wood with ivory panels shaped like the delicate stone jaalis of stone buildings.
But what was it used to store?
A. Qalams, or pens
B. Set of itr vials, or perfumes
C. ‘Singing’ crickets
What stories these flagstones could tell..
Safdarjang’s tomb was a favourite halt on the late Mughals’ regular journeys from Shahjahanabad to Mehrauli, esp during the monsoon. A large encampment was set up for al fresco banquets amongst the lush greenery of the tomb
Ira Mukhoty retweeted
Ira @mukhoty's ‘The Lion and the Lily' explores Awadh (Oudh) in the 1700s. Spanning the lives of the nawabs Shjuja-ud-Daula and his son Asaf, she writes how these men strove to sustain their independence from both the Mughals in Delhi and the expanding British East India Company.
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What a thing to predict in 1982 - Gobinda Mukhoty - “computers will replace judges and be better than them”. In Raju Ramachandran’s book - 14 Lawyers - Portraits from the Bar. @mukhoty
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Terribly pleased to find my Akbar on this list too 🌺👇🏽
8 essential Mughal history books recommended by historians amid curriculum debate - thehindu.com/books/mughal-hi… For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp
1st year of the reign of the last Mughal emperor
Seal of emperor Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’ ,
Ghulam Ali khan, 1838, sold at auction
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எங்கள் Historian @MadrasMobile's recommendation today in @the_hindu @HinduLitforLife review section titled under "500 Years of Mughals"
@mukhoty @DalrympleWill @AlephBookCo @PenguinIndia @p_vimal_kumar @Rupa_Books
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In which I speak to the magnificent Ruby Lal about her new book 🌸
Interview | Ruby Lal: ‘History is part of a thinking civilisation’
@mukhoty ✍️
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