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 122
... nawab sent a warning to Dupleix which he ignored . When La Bourdonnais was still before Madras , the nawab demanded that the French troops should be recalled ; and Dupleix coolly replied that he was only conquering the place in order to ...
... nawab sent a warning to Dupleix which he ignored . When La Bourdonnais was still before Madras , the nawab demanded that the French troops should be recalled ; and Dupleix coolly replied that he was only conquering the place in order to ...
Page 172
... nawab's parwana quoted above had been steadily acted upon , but also that such privilege was necessary.1 It had ... nawab ; but no engagements seem to have been sought or given in 1760 ; and , indeed , Vansittart had probably not ...
... nawab's parwana quoted above had been steadily acted upon , but also that such privilege was necessary.1 It had ... nawab ; but no engagements seem to have been sought or given in 1760 ; and , indeed , Vansittart had probably not ...
Page 300
... nawab had long desired to get control of this wealth and claimed that it was unjustly withheld from him . The will ... nawab's debt to the Company . All this was no doubt largely true , but in 1775 the widow of Shuja - ud - daula , on ...
... nawab had long desired to get control of this wealth and claimed that it was unjustly withheld from him . The will ... nawab's debt to the Company . All this was no doubt largely true , but in 1775 the widow of Shuja - ud - daula , on ...
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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