Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Note on Translation and Transliteration vi
4. List of Abbreviations vii
5. Glossary ix
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Map of Awadh and British India, c. 1856 xiv
8. Map of Awadh Region xv
9. Awadh Dynasty Genealogical Chart xvi
10. Introduction: Gender, Language and the State in Early Colonial India 1
11. 1 Sacrificing the Treasury, Saving ‘the Sarkar’, c. 1650–1765 23
12. 2 Consolidating ‘the Sarkar’ in Awadh, 1765–75 68
13. 3 Contesting the Begam, Contesting the State, 1775–98 103
14. 4 Bahu Begam’s Will and the Rights of the State, 1798–1815 146
15. 5 Queen Mothers, Wasiqadar Wives and the Rhetoric of Annexation, c. 1815–50 192
16. Conclusion and Epilogue 241
17. Bibliography 265
18. Index 285