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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... hands of these alien merchants , but the failure of the triple alliance of 1569 had clearly shown that without the co - operation of a powerful fleet it would be impossible to dislodge the Portuguese from these coastal strongholds ; and ...
... hands of these alien merchants , but the failure of the triple alliance of 1569 had clearly shown that without the co - operation of a powerful fleet it would be impossible to dislodge the Portuguese from these coastal strongholds ; and ...
Page 170
... hands . When as much money as possible had been extracted from him , he was put to death . In this matter Vansittart had acted in plain opposition to the policy of Clive . The latter had desired above everything to strengthen the ...
... hands . When as much money as possible had been extracted from him , he was put to death . In this matter Vansittart had acted in plain opposition to the policy of Clive . The latter had desired above everything to strengthen the ...
Page 314
... hand with the court . At one time he had even contem- plated taking all the administration out of the hands of the Company and leaving it with nothing but the conduct of the East India trade.1 But this probably seemed to Pitt too near ...
... hand with the court . At one time he had even contem- plated taking all the administration out of the hands of the Company and leaving it with nothing but the conduct of the East India trade.1 But this probably seemed to Pitt too near ...
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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