{"product_id":"7457-historic-lucknow","title":"Historic Lucknow","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sidney Hay\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 215\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8171679870\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lucid writing style of the author enables the readers to experience Lucknow’s fall from the days of opulence and splendour to those of the British domination brought about by the Nawab’s lack of foresight and inefficiency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucknow has a remarkably fascinating history – from the days of Nawabi splendour and ostentation to the struggle against the British – and was one of the main centers of the 1857 revolt. Each of the numerous architectural remains in the city bears testimony to some historical event or the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book attempts to tell the history of the city through these monuments – be it the inimitable Imambara, the Residency, the Moti Mahal, the Walaiti Bagh or Begum Kothi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eSa’adat Khan\u003cbr\u003eSafdar Jang\u003cbr\u003eShuja-ud-Doulah\u003cbr\u003eAsaf-ud-Doulah\u003cbr\u003eWazir Ali-Interloper\u003cbr\u003eSa’adat Ali Khan\u003cbr\u003eGhazi-ud-Din Haider\u003cbr\u003eNasir-ud-Din Haider\u003cbr\u003eMuhammad Ali Shah\u003cbr\u003eAmjad Ali Shah\u003cbr\u003eWajid Ali Shah\u003cbr\u003eThe Residency\u003cbr\u003eThe Alam Bagh\u003cbr\u003eThe Badshah Bagh\u003cbr\u003eThe Begum Kothi\u003cbr\u003eThe Bibiapur Kothi\u003cbr\u003eThe Bridges of Lucknow\u003cbr\u003eThe Chutter Munzil Palaces\u003cbr\u003eLucknow Shrines\u003cbr\u003eDilkusha Palace\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Imambara\u003cbr\u003eThe Hayat Bakhsh Kothi\u003cbr\u003eHazratganj\u003cbr\u003eThe Husainabad Imambara\u003cbr\u003eThe Jama Majsid\u003cbr\u003eJohn Collins\u003cbr\u003eThe Kaisar Bagh Palaces\u003cbr\u003eThe Khurshaed Munzil\u003cbr\u003eThe Lal Baradari\u003cbr\u003eLa Martiniere\u003cbr\u003eThe Machhi Bhawan\u003cbr\u003eThe Maqbara of Amjad Ali Shah\u003cbr\u003eThe Maqbara of Sa’adat Ali Khan\u003cbr\u003eThe Mariaon cantonment in the Eighteen Fifties\u003cbr\u003eThe Moti Mahal\u003cbr\u003eThe Musa Bagh\u003cbr\u003eThe Qadam Rasul\u003cbr\u003eThe Roshan-ud-Doulah Kothi\u003cbr\u003eThe Rumi Darwaza\u003cbr\u003eSCARCE-REMEMBERED PLACES\u003cbr\u003eThe Shah Najaf\u003cbr\u003eThe Sher Darwaza\u003cbr\u003eThe Sikandar Bagh\u003cbr\u003eThe Taluqdars’ hall\u003cbr\u003eThe Tara Wala Kothi\u003cbr\u003eThe Walaiti Bagh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Sidney Hay \/ Rupa \/ Paperback","offer_id":40785411047593,"sku":"7457","price":15.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/7457.jpg?v=1625521279","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/7457-historic-lucknow","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}