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FALL OF A PORT

RISE OF A PRINCE

Defeat of the EAST INDIA COMPANY
in the HOUSE OF COMMONS

MOIN MIR

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Dedicated to my daughters
Aara and Zohaa

And in memory of Meer Jafar Ali Khans epic struggle against The English East India Company to safeguard the birthrights of his daughters.

Meer Jafar Ali Khan was the Last Custodian of the House of Surat and the Ruling Darbar Shree of Kamandiyah State in Kathiawar, Gujarat. The English East India Company did not officially bestow the title of Nawab of Surat on him. After 1842 the title was extinguished and never restored to any individual.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Prologue

So Deeply Coveted

Deceit, Blood, Desperation and the Port Falls

The Prince, and an Alliance to Safeguard

The Challenge, and Beginning of the Rise

A Divided England

Courage and the Chosen Battleground

Heat in Parliament

Taking Leave

Notes

Glossary

Select Bibliography

Index

Photo Credits

Acknowledgements

The city of London today. Such energy and diversity that if a question is asked of it, one would get varying answers and you can then take a pick. I am grateful to the city for re-igniting in me the love for history. While I have been utterly fascinated by the subject, it was London that gave me the platform and means to pursue this subject and make it a passion. I am thankful to the librarians of the British Library at Kings Cross and in particular the India Office Records in that library. Not only do the staff maintain research and reading material with obsessive care and vigilance, ensuring the library is a temple of knowledge, but they are also devoted custodians of an environment that is conducive to academic study and writing. The accurate collection of research data is the key when writing history. The vast amount of documents, manuscripts and letters I was able to unearth relating to the English East India Companys dealings in Surat and with the Nawab family at the British Library proved invaluable. The Asiatic Library in Mumbai also proved to be a place of great importance in the pursuance of writing the book.

I thank Jessica Douglas-Home for her belief in the story and continuous urging to keep writing. Her wonderful country home, Knights Mill, in Gloucestershire, where I was able to lock myself away on so many occasions and write uninterrupted proved to be a great haven. Luke Douglas-Home whose friendship has come to mean much. He was the first to read the draft and in his typical style sent an email which had just two alphabets to it V.G. It meant very good. Thomas Gibson who tirelessly spoke about the publishing world and how I should approach it. His insights were most helpful. His belief in the subject and story were unwavering.

Dave Cazalet, for his energy. His introduction to David Campbell ensured a meeting with Charlie Campbell a highly reputable literary agent who bravely took up my manuscript, read it front to back and became my agent in London. I am also grateful to Charlie for offering me the opportunity to net at Lords with the Authors Cricket Team of which he is captain. Richard Kelly for painstakingly editing my first draft and guiding me through this effort. His insights on how to keep the narrative tight and impactful have been immensely helpful. I am grateful for the warm friendship of Jojo and Jonathan Hull. Their lovely home in Oxfordshire proved to be a great refuge to wander the fields and think.

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