The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Nana Phadnavis . 363 Ghulam Kadir seizes Delhi 364 Sindhia consolidates his position 365 Death of Mahadaji Sindhia . 366 The Maratha confederacy 367 The pirate states 367 Intrigues and confusion at Poona 369 370 Wellesley's proposals to ...
... Nana Phadnavis . 363 Ghulam Kadir seizes Delhi 364 Sindhia consolidates his position 365 Death of Mahadaji Sindhia . 366 The Maratha confederacy 367 The pirate states 367 Intrigues and confusion at Poona 369 370 Wellesley's proposals to ...
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... Nana Phadnavis , from the office of phadnavis or chief accountant which he held from 1763. His family came from the Ratnagiri district . His grandfather had been employed by the Peshwa Balaji Vishvanath , whose son , Nana's father , was ...
... Nana Phadnavis , from the office of phadnavis or chief accountant which he held from 1763. His family came from the Ratnagiri district . His grandfather had been employed by the Peshwa Balaji Vishvanath , whose son , Nana's father , was ...
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... Nana Phadnavis . The directing hand in the case of the English was that of Warren Hastings , who , in spite of the continuous opposition in his council , the imbecility of the local authorities in Bombay and Madras , serious ...
... Nana Phadnavis . The directing hand in the case of the English was that of Warren Hastings , who , in spite of the continuous opposition in his council , the imbecility of the local authorities in Bombay and Madras , serious ...
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... Nana Phadnavis , and he hastened back to Poona . At length the plan was made public . A trump card had been placed in his opponents ' hands , for it was found that Ganga Bai , the Peshwa's widow , was pregnant . On her husband's death ...
... Nana Phadnavis , and he hastened back to Poona . At length the plan was made public . A trump card had been placed in his opponents ' hands , for it was found that Ganga Bai , the Peshwa's widow , was pregnant . On her husband's death ...
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... Nana Phadnavis tended to complicate matters still more . These negotiations were dragging on when an entirely fresh turn was given to events by the unexpected appearance of a French adventurer , called St Lubin . He landed at Chaul from ...
... Nana Phadnavis tended to complicate matters still more . These negotiations were dragging on when an entirely fresh turn was given to events by the unexpected appearance of a French adventurer , called St Lubin . He landed at Chaul from ...
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administration affairs Afghans alliance amirs appointed army arrived attack Bengal Bombay British Bussy Calcutta capture Carnatic Chait Singh chief claim Clive coast collectors Colonel command Committee Company's servants Cornwallis council court of directors Deccan declared dispatch district diwanni Dupleix Dutch East India Company emperor enemy England English established European favour February force Fort St David French Gleig governor governor-general grant Hastings's Holkar hostilities Hyder Hyder Ali Idem Impey Ja'far Jang Kasim Khan king lakhs land letter Lord Madras Maratha March ment military Mir Kasim Moghul Muhammad Mysore Nana Nana Phadnavis Nandakumar nawab negotiations Nizam officers orders Oudh Parliamentary peace Peshwa political Pondichery Poona Portuguese position possessions president princes province Raghunath Rao raja Ranjit reform revenue Rohillas ruler rupees secured sent settlement Shah Shuja Sikhs Sindhia success Surat territory Tipu trade treaty troops village Warren Hastings Wellesley wrote zamindars