The Cambridge History of the British Empire: British India, 1497-1858John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Previous chapters have illustrated the fatal manner in which the limited powers of the governor - general and the limited control of the Bengal Government over the subordinate presidencies had worked . Under the new system the governor ...
Previous chapters have illustrated the fatal manner in which the limited powers of the governor - general and the limited control of the Bengal Government over the subordinate presidencies had worked . Under the new system the governor ...
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THE GOVERNOR - GENERAL 317 of 1786 had permitted the union in the same hands of the offices of governor - general and commander - in - chief ; so that no effective opposition was now to be expected from the military as distinct from the ...
THE GOVERNOR - GENERAL 317 of 1786 had permitted the union in the same hands of the offices of governor - general and commander - in - chief ; so that no effective opposition was now to be expected from the military as distinct from the ...
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But Clavering was able to quote figures to prove that in the matter of revenue appointments the governor - general's choice had almost always been accepted by the council . In a letter to the court of directors dated 1 September ...
But Clavering was able to quote figures to prove that in the matter of revenue appointments the governor - general's choice had almost always been accepted by the council . In a letter to the court of directors dated 1 September ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: British India, 1497-1858 Volume 4 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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