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JULIANA NAMA The Story of Dona Juliana Dias da Costa A Portuguese Catholic Lady at the Mughal Court (1645-1734)
Author
Raghuraj Singh Chauhan and Madhukar Tewari
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9789352683895
  • year : 2017
  • language : English
  • binding : Hardbound
Description
Juliana Nama is a mysterious and historical romantic tale of a legendary European lady and a Mughal Prince, son of Aurangzeb, based on archival evidences scattered around the world. Juliana lived with Prince ShahAlam(Bahadur Shah I) (1643-1712) for more than 45 years. The heroine of this book appears for the first time as Juliana Dias da Costa in a Portuguese document from the oldest Historical Archives of Asia in Goa, while in Persian she is mentioned as a favourite of Bahadur Shah solely in Tarikh-i-Muhammadi. The saga of Juliana includes the fact that she herself managed tactfully to serve the Prince Shah Alam in prison for 7 long years at the greatest risk of her life. It explores a serious inquiry into her phenomenal rise to the height of nobility at the richest court in those volatile times when the gruesome and bloodiest wars for ascending the Peacock Throne were fought. Some ofher epithets are - Dona, Fidwi Duago Bahadur Shah, Madame de Maintenon, Khanum, Bookswagon, and Oracle of the Emperor. About The Author: Raguraj Singh Chauhan,MA,PhD (History) is Former Director,National Museum, New Delhi And While In Service He organised more than 100 national and international art and archaeological exhibitions in India and Abroad. He has published more than 50 art publications in various formats for the national museum. Madhukar Tewari is MA (History), MA (Persian), MPhil (French), MCA And Diploma in Archives Keeping From National Archives of India, New Delhi. He is former in-charge of Archives, Museum And Records, University of Delhi, Delhi, and Has actively contributed towards the research and publication of the Diamond Jubilee And Plantinum Jubilee Monographas of the university of Delhi.