The Prince Who Beat the Empire: How an Indian Ruler Took on the Might of the East India Company

The East India Company's arrival in India in the 17th century led to the annexation of Surat and the destruction of Indian maritime trade. However, the Company violated its promises and left the Nawab's granddaughters on the brink of destitution. The prince's father, a rebel prince, traveled to London to expose the Company's corruption and call for the end of British rule in Hindustan. He won back the family's possessions and found true love in Victorian England.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2024
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

The East India Company's ships first arrived in India's shores in Surat in the early 17th century, and through astute politics and military power, they became masters of this great port. However, their true goal was to destroy Indian maritime trade, and by 1800, they had annexed the port through a Treaty that gave protection to future generations of the local Nawab rulers. However, the Company violated its promises, stopping the family's income, usurping its palaces, estates, jewelry, and possessions. This left the infant granddaughters of the last Nawab on the brink of destitution. But in an unprecedented counter-attack, the father of the two girls stood to defy the Empire and expose its corruption overseas to the British at home. Travelling to London, he would shatter the Company's reputation and call for the end of British rule in Hindustan. Not only did the prince win back the family's possessions for his daughters but found true love in Victorian England.

Weight: 194g
Dimension: 129 x 199 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398122550