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In the city of gold and silver the story of Begum Hazrat Mahal

When the British decide to subdue Lucknow, the beautiful "city of gold and silver" in Oudh, India, Hazrat Mahal, the fourth wife of the ruler, becomes a leader in the resistance.

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Main Author:	Mourad, Kenizé (Author)
Other Authors:	Mathai, Anne (Translator), Naville, Marie-Louise (Translator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English French
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2014 2014.
Subjects:	Begam Hazrat Mahal, > consort of Wajid 'Ali Shah, King of Oudh, > active 19th century > Fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction.
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Summary:	When the British decide to subdue Lucknow, the beautiful "city of gold and silver" in Oudh, India, Hazrat Mahal, the fourth wife of the ruler, becomes a leader in the resistance.
Physical Description:	402 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-399).
ISBN:	9781609452278
Author Notes:	Kenize Mourad was born in France to a Turkish Princess and an Indian Raj. For almost fifteen years, she was a reporter and war correspondent, working, most notably, at Le Nouvel Observateur. De la part la princess morte has sold over a million copies worldwide and has been translated into 34 languages. This is Mourad's first novel.