When a packet from England surprised all in Nawab’s court

In 1836, Nawab Nasir-ud-din Haidar of Awadh received a diploma from Earl de Grey, granting him membership in the British Society of Architects. Surprisingly, the Nawab had no architectural background. This was a British ploy to have the Nawab build an observatory, now the State Bank of India office, saving British funds for the project.