White Mughals

Tells the story of the romance and marriage between James Achilles Kirkpatrick, the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad between 1797 and 1805, and Khair un-Nissa, the great-niece of the Nizam's prime minister and a direct descendant of the Prophet, discussing the intrigue, politics, religious disputes, and espionage that undergirded the scandalous relationship.