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Marks she made
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- Mrinalini Rajagopalan is Associate Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh
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- ISBN
- 9781526187116
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press, (31 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 328
- Weight
- 800 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 x 27 mm
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