White Mughals
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| Author | William Dalrymple |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Penguin (Non-Classics) |
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| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 512 pp (Paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN: 014200412X |
White Mughals is a 2002 history book by William Dalrymple. The love affair between the East India Company resident of Hyderabad, Captain James Achilles Kirkpatrick, and Khair-un-Nissa, a Hyderabadi noblewoman, is central to the theme of the book. One of their children was Noor un-Nissa, Sahib Begum, later christened Kitty Kirkpatrick.
The book also deals with the interracial liaisons between English officers, such as Major-General Charles Stuart, and Indian women, and the geo-political situation of late 18th century India.
