1st Edition
The Sovereign, Subject and Colonial Justice Revisiting the Trial of Bahadur Shah, 1858
By K. C. Yadav
Copyright 2023
436 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
436 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
436 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This volume analyzes the trial of Bahadur Shah, a watershed moment in the 19th-century colonial history of India. The trial of Bahadur Shah raises the contentious issue of sovereignty – trial of Emperor Bahadur Shah, de jure power by de facto claimant to power, the English East India Company. There has been a lot of confusion and controversy over the trial ever since the proceedings began –... Read more
Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Proceedings of the trial, 1858: Trial of Muhammad Bahadur Shah, Ex-King of Delhi 3. Supplement to the proceedings of the trial of Muhammad Bahadur Shah, ex-King of Delhi: Evidence of Hakim Ahsanullah Kahn, late confidential physician to the ex-King of Delhi. Appendix.
Biography
K.C. Yadav was former Professor of History and Dean Academic Affairs, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India. He has authored/edited over a dozen research books published from India and abroad, and has contributed about 40 research papers and chapters to research journals and books.
