White Mughals by author William Dalrymple

Book: White Mughals.

Author: William Dalrymple

Publisher: Penguin Books.

ISBN : 978 0143030461

The books of William Dalrymple which I have read are the ones based in the Asian subcontinent and India.

His book “Return of a King” opened my eyes to the machinations, intrigue and intricacies of international politics. How a nation like Afghanistan became the lynch pin in the affairs of mid Europe and hence an unwilling stage of an enacted world drama. One of my favorite books.

His book “The Last Mughal” was important to my understanding of Indian history transition from Mughals to the East India Companyy to British Dominion status. A nice slice of my own history.

This book also traces the same time period, but in a different sphere and different context.

This book traces a complex family tree. And is centred around a career British soldier. The soldier falls in love with a muslim Indian girl. To get her love he eventually converts to islam.

Woven around this love story are the intricacies of the Hyderabad court, its royalty, which was supposedly the most devious of all Indian royalty. The Englishman reportedly even became a double agent, working for the Nizam of Hyderabad against the East India Company.

I have liked Williams books till now. This is one more from his well researched genre.