{"product_id":"shadows-of-the-peacock-throne-the-final-stand-of-the-mughal-empire-betrayal-rebellion-and-the-violent-collapse-of-mughal-india-9798198261181","title":"Shadows of the Peacock Throne: The Final Stand of the Mughal Empire: Betrayal, Rebellion, and the Violent Collapse of Mughal India","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arthur Cannon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - South - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe empire had not vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt had simply forgotten that it was already dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1857, the once-mighty Mughal Empire existed only as a shadow of its former glory. Within the fading halls of Delhi's Red Fort sat an aging emperor-poet, mystic, and reluctant sovereign Bahadur Shah Zafar. His kingdom had shrunk to walls and memories while the East India Company transformed itself from merchant enterprise into the most dangerous corporate power the world had ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came the spark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rifle cartridge. A rumor. A rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSepoys abandoned their posts. Cities erupted in revolt. Dispossessed rulers returned to battle. Ancient loyalties collided with modern empire as India descended into one of the most violent upheavals in its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this was never merely a military mutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a struggle for identity, sovereignty, faith, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the streets of Delhi to the sieges of Cawnpore and Lucknow, from warrior queens and rebel soldiers to spies and imperial administrators, \u003ci\u003eShadows of the Peacock Throne\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the devastating collapse of a civilization and the birth of a new imperial order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending cinematic storytelling with historical depth, this sweeping narrative-history epic explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the rise of corporate empire\u003cbr\u003e- rebellion and resistance\u003cbr\u003e- Mughal decline\u003cbr\u003e- political betrayal\u003cbr\u003e- technological warfare\u003cbr\u003e- colonial violence\u003cbr\u003e- and the human cost of conquest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some empires do not fall quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey fall in smoke, blood, and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of The Anarchy, Empire and immersive narrative history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890659082391,"sku":"9798198261181","price":1662.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198261181.webp?v=1781180840","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shadows-of-the-peacock-throne-the-final-stand-of-the-mughal-empire-betrayal-rebellion-and-the-violent-collapse-of-mughal-india-9798198261181","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}