How on earth do you describe William Dalrymples latest sequel to the Mughal Dynasty? Well there is no doubt that this book is an unmatched, meticulously researched, compelling, insightful piece on the last days of the Mughal Empire, focussing particularly on the Last Mughal Emperor, Zafar It has been painstakingly and lovingly put together by William Dalrymple.

A man of Scots decent brought up on the shores of the Firth of Forth and acclaimed to be one of Scotland’s finest historical writers. This book marks the 150th anniversary of the 1857 Indian Mutiny. But what makes this Book astounding is its use of multidimensional sources of not only English language accounts, but also of previously unseen documents of 1857 Mutiny papers, Indian National Archives as well as a ‘rich seam of Urdu primary sources’. Indeed, he is the first English language writer to use Mughal accounts previously untranslated into English. Its sheer brilliance and simplicity, its meticulous detail and hypnotic attention to detail glows and brings an entirely different perspective to the times of the British Raj.

It’s a timely piece as well especially in our present state of affairs post 9/11 and 7/7, as this is not only an historical piece, but also a reflection on present day Britain and its Multicultural experiment. A strong recommend for any reader on Politics, Modern Studies, Social Studies or wannabe Politician and Statesmen.

Scott McKenzie

The Last Mughal is now available in paperback published by Bloomsbury 2007 available in most high street bookstores valued at £8.99.

You can also purchase this book online:
Amazon UK (Hardcover)
Amazon UK (Paperback)