Shuja-ud-Daula, the powerful Nawab of Awadh, stood at the crossroads of India’s political collapse and British expansion. His defeat at the Battle of Buxar in 1764 did not just end a war but quietly ...
Born during an Awadh famine, dum cooking emerged from Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula’s efforts to feed the poor. Large sealed pots were ...