Farzana : the woman who saved an empire / Julia Keay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keay, Julia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Samru Begam, 1750?-1836.

Samru Begam.

Women soldiers--India--Biography.

Women soldiers.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

New hardback edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : I. B. Tauris, 2014.

Summary:

Amongst the riches of 19th century India, as the British fought their way across Mughal territory, an orphaned street-girl is brought to court to perform for the Emperor. That girl was Farzana, and she would become a courtesan, a leader of armies, a treasured defender of the last Mughal emperor and the head of one of the most legendary courts in history. In this beautifully written book, the author's last, Julia Keay weaves a story which spans the Indian continent and the end of a golden era in Indian history, the story of a nobody who became a teenage seductress and died one of the richest an

Contents:

Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Part One: Married to the Regiment 1750-1778; 1. Where Passions Rage; 2. In Between Empires; 3. The Butcher of Patna; 4. Enchanted by Her Heroism; 5. A Home of Their Own; Part Two: Daughter of the Emperor 1778-1788; 6. Steel Beneath the Muslin; 7. Fit for Service; 8. Fearless Foreigner; 9. Violence, Rapine and Barbarity; 10. Errors of Judgement; 11. A Gathering Storm; 12. A Salutory Experience; Part Three: The Only Lady at the Table 1788-1836; 13. A Genius for Majesty; 14. Best-laid Plans; Epilogue; Afterword; Notes

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780857735690

0857735691