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 242
... authority of government , and to the laws and customs of the people . I am afraid that to this prudent caution alone it must be ascribed , that the undefined state of the powers of the Governor - General and Council and of the Supreme ...
... authority of government , and to the laws and customs of the people . I am afraid that to this prudent caution alone it must be ascribed , that the undefined state of the powers of the Governor - General and Council and of the Supreme ...
Page 443
... authority in revenue matters in the district . For a post of such importance his salary was ludicrously small , only 1200 rupees per month . The collectors were " almost all " , Cornwallis said , " in collusion with some relative or ...
... authority in revenue matters in the district . For a post of such importance his salary was ludicrously small , only 1200 rupees per month . The collectors were " almost all " , Cornwallis said , " in collusion with some relative or ...
Page 600
... authority of the Emperor should be in a considerable degree restored and means given him to support it . " The revival of the empire would have been wholly inconsistent with English authority in Bengal . It is worth noting that in this ...
... authority of the Emperor should be in a considerable degree restored and means given him to support it . " The revival of the empire would have been wholly inconsistent with English authority in Bengal . It is worth noting that in this ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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