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author and historian (born 1965)

Also known as: William Benedict Dalrymple, William Benedict Hamilton-Dalrymple, William Dalrympl, William Hamilton-Dalrymple, Уильям Далримпл, ويليام داريمبل

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Known works

Bābar-nāma (1905)
White Mughals (2002)
The last Mughal (2006)
City of Djinns (1993)
FROM THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1997)