Zafar and the Raj: Anglo-Mughal Delhi, C. 1800-1850 - Hardcover

Zafar and the Raj is a study of the formative phase of the history of colonial Delhi, a phase that from its duality, social and political, may be referred to as Anglo-Mughal. From 1803 onwards there were actually two centres of authority in the imperial city: the Residency and the Palace. The competing influence of the Palace determined the manner in which colonial authority was established in Delhi-and marked the limits of this authority. Simultaneously, the association of the Mughal emperor's name with Delhi, combined with the participation in fin-de-si

Amar Farooqui is Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi. He taught history at Hans Raj College, Delhi; and has been Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.