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 255
... once commence . He proceeded to appoint as his ministers new men who were lacking in the necessary qualities , while his own excessively suspicious nature made him distrust even his own nominees . His first troubles arose with the Nizam ...
... once commence . He proceeded to appoint as his ministers new men who were lacking in the necessary qualities , while his own excessively suspicious nature made him distrust even his own nominees . His first troubles arose with the Nizam ...
Page 260
... once saw the advantage it gave them . As Taylor had pointed out , the first effect of this interference was to lower the prestige of the Bombay authorities in the eyes of all Maharashtra , while it simultaneously exalted , for the time ...
... once saw the advantage it gave them . As Taylor had pointed out , the first effect of this interference was to lower the prestige of the Bombay authorities in the eyes of all Maharashtra , while it simultaneously exalted , for the time ...
Page 281
... once the district was leased to Walajah . To the Nizam , ruffled by such conduct , he then proposed that the Company should discontinue its payment of tribute . His reasoning on this head is difficult to understand . He argued that the ...
... once the district was leased to Walajah . To the Nizam , ruffled by such conduct , he then proposed that the Company should discontinue its payment of tribute . His reasoning on this head is difficult to understand . He argued that the ...
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