{"product_id":"9780857735690","title":"Farzana: The Woman Who Saved an Empire","description":"Amongst the riches of 19th century India, as the British fought their way across Mughal territory, an orphaned street-girl is brought to court to perform for the Emperor. That girl was Farzana, and she would become a courtesan, a leader of armies, a treasured defender of the last Mughal emperor and the head of one of the most legendary courts in history. In this beautifully written book, the author’s last, Julia Keay weaves a story which spans the Indian continent and the end of a golden era in Indian history, the story of a nobody who became a teenage seductress and died one of the richest and most prominent woman of her age. Farzana rode into battle atop a stallion, though only 4 ½ feet tall, and led an army which defended a sickly Mughal empire. She dabbled in witchcraft while gaining favour with the Pope, and died a favourite of the British Raj. Farzana is an evocative and moving depiction of one of the most remarkable, and least-known, historical lives of the 19th century.","brand":"I.B.Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130603127024,"sku":"9780857735690","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857735690_p0.jpg?v=1763826912","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857735690","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}