Love and Betrayal in India: The White Mughal

Nan
0h 46m
2015
10 /10 (1)

Overview

Historian William Dalrymple travels to Hyderabad in India to explore the remarkable 18th-century love affair between a British diplomat and the Muslim princess he married. Tensions ran high when an Englishman fell for a Mughal ruler's daughter.

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 2015-09-03

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William Dalrymple

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Jagdish Mittal

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