The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple

The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857

William Dalrymple

578 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In November 1862, a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence. There are no lamentations or panegyrics, for the British Commissioner in charge has insisted, 'No vesting will remain to distinguish where the last of the Great Mughals rests.' This Mugh...

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