Farzana: The Tempestuous life and times of Begum Samru

Begum of the Basilica

Mark Tully

Julia Keay tells the story of an extraordinary woman ruler who constantly reinvented herself to survive the turmoil of India’s passage to British rule

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Farzana: The Tempestuous life and times of Begum Samru

Begum of the Basilica

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