A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History (Volume 1 of 3)

A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History (Volume 1 of 3)

The favour with which my former Indian tales have been received has induced me to write another, in illustration of one of the most important epochs in the history of the Dekhan. The character of the noble Queen Chand Beebee is still popular in the country; and her memory is reverenced, not only as the preserver of Beejapoor, but for the heroic resistance she made to the Moghul armies in their first invasion of the Dekhan and siege of Ahmednugger. The whole circumstances relating to the Queen, upon which this tale has been founded, are detailed in the history of Mahomed Kasim Ferishta, and can be read and verified in the translation of that work by the late Major-General Briggs. Old Court, Harold's Cross, co. Dublin. August 27, 1875. [viii] [ix] [1] Queen Elizabeth reigned in England. In the Dekhan, King Boorhan Nizam Shah ruled over Ahmednugger, and King Ibrahim Adil Shah II. over the kingdom of Beejapoor. They were rivals. It was a fiery day in the end of the month of May 159-, when a small party of horsemen, evidently weary from long travel, were passing over the plains which lie north of the Krishna river. They carefully avoided village and road tracks, and kept a steady course eastward across the cultivated and uncultivated ground which seemed well known to them. There were no hedges, as the fields are unenclosed, except near the villages; and there were no trees, except distant clumps here and there, which marked the site of a[2] village or hamlet, or perchance a lonely Mussulman shrine or Hindoo temple. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 44306
Author: Taylor, Meadows
Release Date: Nov 28, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English