Lalla; Rookli, the heroine of Thomas Moore's poem named after her and publieJiecl in 1817, was the supposed daughter of Aurungzebe, Emperor of I>elhi. She was betrothed to the Sultan Aliris of Lesser Bucharia, and on a journey to Oashmere fell in love with a young Persian poet, who turned out to be the sultan to whom she was betrothed*
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 10
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