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ABOUT THE BOOK:- The volume undertakes to analyze major themes and issues in the study of the revolt of 1857, the largest anti-imperialist uprising throughout the annals of 19 century. Though unsuccessful, yet it shook the foundations of British imperialism in such a way that saved many Asian countries 'falling prey to the clutches' of the colonial rule. The chapters are based extensively on the 'printed word' from the 'world of the rebels', official mutiny papers and memoirs written soon after the event. A peep into the 'vision of the vanquished' from their narratives, and not just from 'victors recollections' is perhaps the theme highlighted throughout the book. Seminal studies from the leading historians of South Asia and young scholars engaged in an in depth study of the subject are included, not only to fill the numerous gaps to the existing works, but to provide a perspective for understanding this momentous event which undoubtedly shook the basis of the 'Indo- Islamic past' of the millennium, especially at the Mughal capital of Delhi and of the Nawabi regime at Lucknow. Chapters on Dehli Urdu Akhbar, Tilism e Lucknow and the memories, compiled at the penal colony of Andaman, full with bitterness and frustration, offer fresh data for a better understanding. The process/es of 'marginalization of the erstwhile elite' through the resumption of land rights, the destruction of the libraries, books and centers of learning, the aggressive phase/es of proselytization by the missionaries are important themes taken up. The images and documents are included to highlight the 'quasi-modern' nature of the rebel mobilization; the use of printing medium, the drafting of a remarkably ahead of its time dastur-ul amal for the governance by the rebels; the memory of the event after the rebellion was suppressed are here to highlight the important, yet neglected aspects of the subject. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi, is known for his researches on numerous aspects of pre colonial Awadh and Upper Gangetic Valley, has published books and papers on agrarian and social history of the region, based on family records, archival data and other literature. His present research interest engages around documenting the histories of Sufi institutions, the Great Uprising of 1857, transmission of knowledge and colonial impact on the Indo-Muslim institutions of learning and waqf. CONTENTS:- Preface . 11 Previous Publication Details . 21 Contributors . 25 PERSPECTIVES: UPRISING OF1857 1. Remembering 1857 . 29 Prof. Irfan Habib 2. The Sepoys and Middle Class Citizenry into the Making of Rebellion . 47 Prof. Irfan Habib THE INDIGENOUS VOICES FROMREBELS’ WORLD 3. Rebel Journalism: Dehli Urdu Akhbar, May-September 1857 . 59 Prof. Shireen Moosvi 4. Lucknow between the Annexation and the Mutiny . 67 Prof. Iqbal Husain 5. ‘Voices’ of the ‘Vanquished’: The ‘Indigenous Discourse’ in the Rebels’ World of 1857 . 81 Prof. S. Zaheer Husain Jafri 6. The Rebel Administration of Delhi, 1857 . 101 Prof. Iqbal Husain THE MAKING OF1857 7. Religious Debates and the Making of 1857 in Northern India . 119 Dr. Farha Khan 8. ‘Royals’, Property and Prize Agents: Fate of the Mughal Capital in the aftermath of 1857 . 137 Dr. Nida Arshi 9. The Battle for Delhi, Meos and the Great Uprising: A Study of Anti-British Resistance during 1857 . 157 Dr. Zakir Husain 10. Communitarian Relations, Colonial Remodeling, and the British in Pre-Mutiny Awadh . 177 Dr. Heena Ansari I DEOLOGUES AND COMMANDERS 11. Fazl-e Haq Khairabadi: A Scholarly Rebel of 1857 . 207 Prof. Iqbal Husain 12. Bakht Khan: A Leading Sepoy General of 1857 . 221 Prof. Iqbal Husain 13. Maulavi Liyaqat Ali . 235 Prof. Iqbal Husain 14. Indigenous Discourse and Modern Historiography of 1857: The Case Study of Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah . 249 Prof. S.Zaheer Husain Jafri SUPPRESSION ANDREIGN OF TERROR 15. William Hodson and the Abduction of Bahadur Shah Zafar . 273 Prof. Amar Farooqui 16. The Battle for Delhi: Myths and the Construction of the Raj . 281 Dr. Madhu Prasad 17. The Concept of Booty, Revolt of 1857 and Delhi as a ‘Prize’ . 297 Dr. Shaheen Islamuddin 18. Masjid-e Jahan Numa at Shahjahanabad during and after the Uprising of 1857 . 319 Ms. Sadia Aziz 19. Fishing in the Troubled Waters: The Revolt of 1857 and Jung Bahadur Rana, the Prime Minister of Nepal . 341 Prof. S. Najmul Raza Rizvi THE MEMORY Khwaja Hasan Nizami of the Dargahof Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and his Reminiscences of 1857 20. Literature, History and Memory: A study of the Selected Writings of Khwaja Hasan Nizami on 1857 . 361 Prof. S. Zaheer Husain Jafri (a) Dehli ki Jankani . 369 Dr. Shaheen Islamuddin (b) Some Stories from Begamat ke Aansoo . 376 Ms. Rana Safvi REVIEW ARTICLE The Biography of Bahadur Shah Zafar: An Evaluation ofthe English Translation of Prof. Aslam Parvez’s Life and Poetry of Bahadur Shah Zafar by Dr Ather Farooqui . 385 Dr. Sana Aziz The Images with a prefatory note by Mr. Mohd. Wasim . 393 The Documents with a prefatory note by Ms. Yusra Farooqui . 413 1. Constitution of the Mutineers in Delhi, 1857 . 415 2. Azamgarh Proclamation by Prince Firoz Shah . 425 3. A Popular Perception of Colonial Tribute: Editorial in a Urdu Newspaper, Delhi, June 1857 . 433 4. On Maulavi Syed Sarfaraz Ali, the Ameer-ul Mujahideen . 435 5. The Revolt in India, Karl Marx, New York Daily Tribune, 4th August, 1857 . 437 6. Fredrick Angles on the fall of Lucknow and Oudh Campaign, April, 1858 . 441 7. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation of November 1858 and its point by point rebuttal by Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh . 445 8. The Martyrs of 1857: A Contemporary Elegy on the destruction of Delhi and its citizenry by Bahadur Shah Zafar . 453 9. Political Agent of Bhopal to Governor General informing him that the minsterals reciting the above verses of the elegy by the Ex-King in principal town of Central India, Aug, 1862 . 457 10. Some Anti-British Verses of Bahadur Shah Zafar . 459 11. The Devastation of Delhi: A Lament by Khwaja Altaf Husain Hali (d.1914) . 467 12. Zaheer Dehlavi’s Account of the treatment of him and other royal fugitives in a Jat Village near Aonla, Rohilkhand . 471 13. Facsimile of the printed appeal-Urdu . 473 14. Appeals made by the Indian devotees of Bahadur Shah Zafar and other notables of Rangoon in 1903 to make a Magnificent Mausoleum for the Emperor . 475 Index . 479 The Title 'Delhi And Awadh During 1857 Studies, Images And Documents written/authored/edited by Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri', published in the year 2019. The ISBN 9788121219839 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 496 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History / India / Delhi. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:- .