The Last Mughal

Why it’s on the list: Dalrymple worked the Mutiny Papers — thousands of Urdu and Persian documents from the 1857 uprising — and rebuilt the siege of Delhi from the Indian side, around the last Mughal emperor.

Where I saw it: In the reply thread to @typesfast’s question, “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 5, 2025) — a crowd-sourced list Kyle recovered by hand and saved to his Apple Note “Books To Read”; the full set of replies lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet). It was listed there as “The Last Mughal”.

Connections

• India — The subject.
• History — The form — a rebellion reconstructed from its own archive.
• What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.