A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History (Volume 1 of 3)

BY MEADOWS TAYLOR, C.S.I., M.R.A.S., M.R.I.A., &c. AUTHOR OF 'SEETA,' 'TARA,' AND OTHER TALES.
'O, never was there queen So mightily betray'd!' Antony and Cleopatra , act i. sc. iii.
IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I.
LONDON: C. KEGAN PAUL & CO., 1 PATERNOSTER SQUARE. 1878.

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TO HIS EXCELLENCY MOOKHTAR-OOL MOOLK SIR SALAR JUNG BAHADUR, G.C.S.I. THE EMINENT AND ACCOMPLISHED STATESMAN AND LEADER OF ALL THE ADVANCING CIVILIZATION OF THE DEKHAN THIS WORK, ILLUSTRATIVE OF A PORTION OF ITS HISTORY, IS DEDICATED BY HIS FAITHFUL FRIEND,
MEADOWS TAYLOR .