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Marks she made : the art and architecture of Begum Samru / Mrinalini Rajagopalan
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rajagopalan, Mrinalini, author.
- Series:
- Rethinking art's histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Samru Begam, 1750?-1836--Influence.
- Samru Begam.
- Architecture--India--Sardhana--History.
- Architecture.
- Art, Indic--India--Sardhana.
- Art, Indic.
- Sardhana (India)--Civilization.
- Sardhana (India).
- Sardhana (India)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Samru Begam, 1750?-1836.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Civilization.
- Buildings.
- India--Sardhana.
- India.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : maps
- map
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "Begum Samru (c.1750-1836) was a remarkable north Indian ruler who used art and architecture to consolidate her social, political, and financial power in early modern India. Rising from the courtesan households of Mughal Delhi, she became commander of her own mercenary army and later the sovereign of Sardhana, an independent territory near Delhi. A trusted ally of both the Mughal emperor and the English East India Company, she corresponded with two popes and with King Louis Philippe of France, exchanging portraits, letters, and architectural plans. Art and architecture were central to shaping her identity—as a powerful yet non-threatening ruler, a Catholic patron, and head of a cosmopolitan court. Her story illuminates how women outside hereditary privilege forged paths to recognition, authority, and even global visibility in nineteenth-century India"-- De Gruyter Brill
- Contents:
- Introduction : making marks
- About face
- Dancing to diplomacy
- Gifted
- Courtesan, Amazon, and ruler
- Why she built
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed September 25, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Marks she made
- ISBN:
- 9781526187123
- 1526187124
- 9781526187130
- 1526187132
- OCLC:
- 1573657193
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000340962
- Access Restriction:
- Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access
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