Munshi Faizuddin Dehlavi

Bazm-e-Akhir (The Last Assembly: Life in the Red Fort of the Last Mughals)

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Munshi Faizuddin Dehlavi

Munshi Faizuddin, who grew up inside the Red Fort of Delhi, describes the daily life and ceremonies of the court of the last two Mughal emperors, Akbar Shah II and Bahadur Shah Zafar: the King's day from the morning gun to the midnight drums, the royal meal with its hundreds of dishes, the state processions, the anniversary of the accession, Nauroz, Muharram, Ramazan and the two Eids, the Hindu festivals of Salono, Dasehra, Diwali and Holi, the women's parties in the palace gardens, the Flower-Sellers' Fair at Mehrauli, and the rites of mourning. Written in 1885 in the lively idiom of the palace women, it is a classic record of a vanished world. Complete Urdu text from Wikisource with a facing English translation, introduction and glossary. Cite as: Munshi Faizuddin Dehlavi, Bazm-e-Akhir, tr. urduintranslation.com (2026), https://www.urduintranslation.com/works/bazm-e-akhir. The first two chapters are free to read.

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