The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - by William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple's The Last Mughal recounts the tragic downfall of Bahadur Shah II, the final ruler of the Mughal Empire, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Dalrymple reconstructs the chaotic, violent events that led to the empire's collapse. Using British and Indian archival sources, he explores the rebellion's origins, the cultural and political tensions in Delhi, and the devastating repercussions of the British response.