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This volume joins together in English for the first time the two editions of Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan’s classic account of the monuments and environs of precolonial Delhi. Translator Rana Safvi’s annotations and appendices trace the historical development of the text between 1847 and 1854, before the cataclysmic events of 1857 changed Delhi forever. The volume includes sketches from the original Urdu edition. It is a valuable resource for urban historians and scholars of Delhi’s monumental history.
Price: $64.00
Pages: 412
Publisher: Tulika Books
Imprint: Tulika Books
Publication Date:
09 October 2018
Trim Size: 9.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9789382381877
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Asia / South / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, HISTORY / Social History
Sayyid Ahmad Khan (1817–1898) was one of the architects of modern India and the founder of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, which later became the Aligarh Muslim University.
Rana Safvi is an author and historian with a passion for culture and heritage. She is the founder and moderator of the #shair platform on Twitter, credited with reviving popular interest in Urdu poetry.