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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The Company had soon obtained another farman by which the king of Golconda remitted the 4 per cent . duties for an annual payment of 3000 " old pagodas " ( 25,000 guilders ) . Even this did not save the Company from the exactions of the ...
The Company had soon obtained another farman by which the king of Golconda remitted the 4 per cent . duties for an annual payment of 3000 " old pagodas " ( 25,000 guilders ) . Even this did not save the Company from the exactions of the ...
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So in 1736 a very serious rebellion broke out in the cinnamon region , soon spreading over the whole south and south - west of the island , and secretly encouraged by the king of Kandi . The Dutch suffered some serious reverses and the ...
So in 1736 a very serious rebellion broke out in the cinnamon region , soon spreading over the whole south and south - west of the island , and secretly encouraged by the king of Kandi . The Dutch suffered some serious reverses and the ...
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of financial prudence could not , desire so soon to renew the struggle . But they must have received a good deal of encouragement in view of future contingencies , and that must have contributed to stiffen Tipu's attitude .
of financial prudence could not , desire so soon to renew the struggle . But they must have received a good deal of encouragement in view of future contingencies , and that must have contributed to stiffen Tipu's attitude .
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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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