‘White Mughal’ William Fullerton of Rosemount
Resource type
Blog post
Creator (person)
Roy, Malini
Date published
2015
Abstract
Scottish surgeon William Fullerton (d.1805) from Rosemount enlisted with the East India Company and served in Bengal and Bihar from 1744-66. Developing close ties with locals, including the historian Ghulam Husain Khan, he remained in the region after retiring. Although his impressive linguistic abilities brought him attention, Fullerton’s prominence stems from the fact that he was the sole European survivor of the attack by Navab Mir Qasim of Bengal against the British at Patna in 1763!
Publisher
British Library
Place of publication
London, UK
Rights statement
In Copyright
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