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Book SynopsisAn acclaimed story of empire and resistance. The rebel prince who beat the world's most powerful corporation. 'A wonderful book' Dominic West.
Trade Review'Moin Mir weaves a fascinating tale of triumph and fortitude, reanimating in delightful prose a forgotten chapter from our colonial past. Painstakingly crafted and richly researched, this is the remarkable story of a quest for justice against the might of empire, and of the travails of an Indian prince who stood up for that which was his by right. -- Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire
‘A moving story, and a deeply sympathetic hero: courageous, gentle and magnificently stylish, who took on and defeated a monolithic tyrant and also found love in Victorian England. This is a wonderful book.’ -- DOMINIC WEST, Actor in The Affair, 300, The Wire
‘A gripping untold history which Moin Mir has written with great knowledge and flair. Meer Jafar Ali Khan achieved what no other Indian prince was able to: the political defeat of the East India Company in the House of Commons. The British political establishment, convinced by his passionate fight for justice, rose for the first time in favour of an Indian and against their own empire. This is a stirring historical book.’ -- JESSICA DOUGLAS-HOME, Author of A Glimpse of Empire
