![]() ![]() As it happens, many of them went on to lead long lives, unencumbered by guilt. In today's days, as Dalrymple says, the perpetrations of the British armies would have classified many of them as war criminals. It also clearly does not spare the British. That they did not do so is partly the reason why the British were superior in military terms.The book does give a fairly detailed account of the mutiny from the perspective of Delhi, and details the suffering of the people in some detail. If the had also focussed on the economy and developing technology, then perhaps they would still be around today. ![]() It is indeed true that the Mughals transformed themselves from a conquering dynasty to one where tolerance and artistic freedom flourished. It is really about Bahadur Shah Zafar's last days and years in the context of The Great Mutiny. The title is a bit misleading, in that while it does shed considerable light on the last days of Bahadu Shah Zafar, it is not about him and his life in detail. ![]()
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