Marks she made by Mrinalini Rajagopalan
Begum Samru (c.1750-1836) was a remarkable north Indian ruler who used art and architecture to consolidate her social, political, and financial power in early modern India. Rising from the courtesan households of Mughal Delhi, she became commander of her own mercenary army and later the sovereign of Sardhana, an independent territory near Delhi. A trusted ally of both the Mughal emperor and the English East India Company, she corresponded with two popes and with King Louis Philippe of France, exchanging portraits, letters, and architectural plans. Art and architecture were central to shaping her identity--as a powerful yet non-threatening ruler, a Catholic patron, and head of a cosmopolitan court. Her story illuminates how women outside hereditary privilege forged paths to recognition, authority, and even global visibility in nineteenth-century India.-
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Mrinalini Rajagopalan is Associate Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh
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| ISBN 13 | 9781526187116 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526187116 |
| Title | Marks she made |
| Author | Mrinalini Rajagopalan |
| Series | Rethinking Art's Histories |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 2026-03-31 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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