The lovely Shakuntala is wooed by a great King, but almost at once he forgets her.

The Sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra welcomed his guests from Christian England with an unexpected gesture of friendship.

A professional journalist and author recognises that he has met his match

When Porus, the Indian king, surrendered to Alexander the Great at Jhelum, he had only one request to make of him.

Lakshmi and her sister Parvati enlisted the help of the British Resident, Colonel Munro, to steady the Kingdom of Travancore.

Abdul Karim’s rapid rise in Victoria’s household made him enemies.