Marks she made (The art and architecture of Begum Samru)
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Product Details
Author:
Mrinalini Rajagopalan
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
328
Publisher:
Manchester University Press (March 31, 2026)
Imprint:
Manchester University Press
Language:
English
Audience:
College/higher education
ISBN-13:
9781526187116
ISBN-10:
1526187116
Weight:
28.16oz
Dimensions:
6.14" x 9.21" x 1.06"
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TWO RIVERS
List Price:
$51.95
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Pub Discount:
65
Series:
Rethinking Art's Histories
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$40.00
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P-PER
Discount Code:
A
Case Pack:
20
Overview
Begum Samru (c.1750–1836) was a remarkable north Indian ruler who used art and architecture to consolidate her social, political, and financial power in early modern India. Rising from the courtesan households of Mughal Delhi, she became commander of her own mercenary army and later the sovereign of Sardhana, an independent territory near Delhi. A trusted ally of both the Mughal emperor and the English East India Company, she corresponded with two popes and with King Louis Philippe of France, exchanging portraits, letters, and architectural plans. Art and architecture were central to shaping her identity—as a powerful yet non-threatening ruler, a Catholic patron, and head of a cosmopolitan court. Her story illuminates how women outside hereditary privilege forged paths to recognition, authority, and even global visibility in nineteenth-century India.
