Lost Monuments of Lucknow
Contents: Introduction. 1. Pre-Nawabi monuments (11 century onwards-1722). 2. NAWABI(I) monuments Pre Asaf-ud-Daulah\'s reign (1722-1775): i. Mirza Muhammed Amin, Saadat Khan, Burhan-ul-Mulk (1722-1739) -- First Nawab of Awadh. ii. Abul Mansur Khan, Safdar Jung (1739-1753)--Second Nawab of Awadh. iii. Mirza Jalal-ud-Din Haider, Shuja-ud-Daulah (1753-1775) -- Third Nawab of Awadh. 3. NAWABI (II) Monuments with Lucknow as permanent capital of Awadh (1775-1814): i. Nawab Yahia Ali Khan, Mirza Amani, Asaf-ud-Daulah (1775-1797) -- Fourth Nawab of Awadh. ii. Saadat Ali Khan, Yameen-ud-Daulah (1798-1814) -- Sixth Nawab of Awadh (installed when Mirza Wazir Ali (1797-1798), the Fifth Nawab of Awadh was deposed by the British). 4. Badshahi monuments--monuments of kings of Awadh (1814-1856): i. Mirza Ghazi-ud-Din Haider, Nawab Wazir (1814-1819), Badshah-e-Ghazi (1819-1827)--first king of Awadh. ii. Iftikhar-ud-Daulah, Badshah Naseer-ud-Din Haider (1827-1837) -- Second King of Awadh. iii. Naseer-ud-Daulah, Badshah Muhammed Ali Khan/Shah (1837-1842) -- Fourth King of Awadh, (Installed after the removal of Fareidon Bakht alias Munna Jan, Third King of Awadh). iv. Abu Zafar, Suraiya Jah, Badshah Amjad Ali Shah (1842-1847) -- Fifth king of Awadh. v. Sultan-e-Alam, Mirza Fareedon Bakht, Badshah Wajid Ali Shah (1847-1856) -- Sixth King of Awadh. 5. Un-specified period monuments and historical sites. Appendices: i. Lost garden sites of Lucknow. ii. Information related to applications. Glossary. Bibliography/references. Index.
"Lucknow is believed to be extant from Lord Rama\'s time. It was a prosperous town and the capital of Awadh during the Mughal rule. It became the cynosure of all eyes during Nawabi Rule and was compared by foreign visitors to the great cities of the world like Babylon, Rome, Athens, Paris, Moscow, Constantinople, Dresden, Oxford and Eaton. It was acclaimed as the \'City of Palaces and Gardens\'.
This book deals with nearly 500 monuments and historical sites of Lucknow belonging to the period between 11 and 19 century that have now been lost. The monuments and historical sites are chronologically presented. They are secular and religious and a good number of them are related to the mutiny of 1857-1858 (India\'s First War of independence) in which Lucknow played a very significant and major role." (jacket)
