Resultado de búsqueda
At the turn of the 18th century, one in three British men in India, known as white mughals, lived with Indian women, wore local dress and adopted Indian ways, much to the embarrassment of successive colonial administrations. To protect them from growing disapproval their mixed race children were sent back to England for their education and were ...
23 de abr. de 2023 · @docstube#historydocumentary#worldhistory #ancienthistory #worldhistory
White Mughals is the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that crossed and transcended all the cultural, religious, and political boundaries of its time. James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when in 1798 he glimpsed Khair un-Nissa -- "Most Excellent among Women" -- the great-niece of the Nizam's prime minister and ...
7 de oct. de 2018 · The White Mughal: Love & Betrayal in British India: Directed by Tanmay Srivastava, Tanmay Srivastava. This short documentary is about the true story of Lieutenant Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick the British resident of Hyderabad and a Mughal princess in 17th century India. It is Directed by Tanmay Srivastava a 16 year old Filmmaker from India.
The White Mughal: Love and Betrayal in India. Author William Dalrymple tells the story of an English diplomat who fell in love with a daughter of a Muslim Mughal ruler. Without prejudice on either side, his marriage was blessed by both Muslim and Christian communities. But tragically, as fear and the arrogance of the British Raj amplified, the ...
Historian William Dalrymple travels to Hyderabad in India to explore the remarkable 18th-century love affair between a British diplomat and the Muslim princess he married. Tensions ran high when an Englishman fell for a Mughal ruler's daughter.
From the early 16th century to the eve of the Indian Mutiny, the 'white Mughals' who wore local dress and adopted Indian ways were a source of embarrassment to successive colonial administrations. This book uncovers a world unexplored by history, and places at its centre a tale of betrayal Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 2002
