White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
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Conjuring all the sweep of a great nineteenth-century novel, acclaimed author William Dalrymple unearths the fascinating story of the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, James Kirkpatrick, who in 1798 fell in love with the great-niece of the Hyderabadi prime minister. To marry her, Kirkpatrick converted to Islam and even became a double agent working against the East India Company. Shedding light on the many eccentric Westerners during this period who turned Turk, adopting Indian customs, dress, and religions, Darymple brings to life a compelling and largely unwritten story of Britain's rule over India.Author Biography: William Dalrymple is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including City of Djinns. The Los Angeles Times William Dalrymple's new book, White Mughals, is devoted to a particularly colorful example of just how intimate the encounter between British and Indian could get, and how barbed the consequences could be: the story of James Achilles Kirkpatrick and a young and beautiful woman of Persian descent, Khair un-Nissa, who, amidst intrigue and conspiracy, became his bride. — Sunil Khilnani
List of IllustrationsxiiMap: India in 1795xviiMap: HyderabadxixFamily TreesxxDramatis PersonaexxvAcknowledgmentsxxxiiiIntroductionxxxviiWhite Mughals1Glossary397Notes405Bibliography441Index449
