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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Page 95
... further sobering influence was exerted by the con- tinued successes of the Dutch and their evident intention of ousting the Portuguese from their remaining possessions in India . The most likely method of countering such schemes seemed ...
... further sobering influence was exerted by the con- tinued successes of the Dutch and their evident intention of ousting the Portuguese from their remaining possessions in India . The most likely method of countering such schemes seemed ...
Page 109
... further extension until 1783 was granted in 1744 , at the cost of the loan of a further sum of one million to the government at 3 per cent . An act of 1750 reduced the interest on the earlier loan of £ 3,200,000 to 3 per cent . up to ...
... further extension until 1783 was granted in 1744 , at the cost of the loan of a further sum of one million to the government at 3 per cent . An act of 1750 reduced the interest on the earlier loan of £ 3,200,000 to 3 per cent . up to ...
Page 277
... further treaty was concluded between Hyder and the Bombay Government , which thereby secured further commercial privileges.1 The general conduct of the war , incompetent as it had been , was a small evil compared with the purposeless ...
... further treaty was concluded between Hyder and the Bombay Government , which thereby secured further commercial privileges.1 The general conduct of the war , incompetent as it had been , was a small evil compared with the purposeless ...
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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