Lalla Rookh

Lalla Rookh is an Oriental chivalric romance by Irish poet Thomas Moore, published in 1817. The title is taken from the name of the heroine of the frame tale, the (fictional) daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The work consists of four narrative poems with the connecting tale in prose. The poem was a resounding success, and its popularity gave rise to many ships being named "Lalla Rookh" during the 19th century. It remains one of the great works of Oriental poetry, and has been regularly adapted into films and other media.