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 170
... matter Vansittart had acted in plain opposition to the policy of Clive . The latter had desired above everything to strengthen the English position ; Vansittart desired to strengthen that of the nawab . The first had therefore made a ...
... matter Vansittart had acted in plain opposition to the policy of Clive . The latter had desired above everything to strengthen the English position ; Vansittart desired to strengthen that of the nawab . The first had therefore made a ...
Page 292
... matter did not pass beyond the stage of controversy , the Madras Government obstinately refusing to obey the orders of Bengal until in 1785 the matter was settled by orders from the Company requiring the assignment immediately to be ...
... matter did not pass beyond the stage of controversy , the Madras Government obstinately refusing to obey the orders of Bengal until in 1785 the matter was settled by orders from the Company requiring the assignment immediately to be ...
Page 315
... matter of appointments both sides had in effect a power of veto , so also , in discussions about policy , neither body cared to provoke the other overmuch save in exceptional circumstances . There were two recognised methods by which ...
... matter of appointments both sides had in effect a power of veto , so also , in discussions about policy , neither body cared to provoke the other overmuch save in exceptional circumstances . There were two recognised methods by which ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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