A History of the Deccan, Volume 1Luzac and Company, 1924 - Deccan (India) |
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administration affairs afterwards alliance allies amount appointed arrears Asaf Jah Aurungabad Basalut Jung battalions became Berar British Government Bussy Bussy's Captain Carnatic cavalry cent Chanda Saheb chapter chouth Chundoo Lal Circars Colonel command commenced cost Cuddapah debt Deccan Delhi despatch districts Dupleix Emperor enemies English Europeans followed Fraser French Government of India Governor-General hands Highness's Holkar Hyder Hyder Ali Hyderabad Government increased influence interest interference jaghirs lakhs of rupees letter Lord Dalhousie Lord Wellesley Madras Mahomed Mahrattas maintain Malwa ment Metcalfe military Minister Muzaffer Jung Mysore Nagpur Nasir Jung native Nawab negotiations Nizam Nizam's dominions Nizam's Government officers once paid Paigah payment Peishwa Pindari War Pindaris Pondicherry Poona portion princes province Rajah Raymond reform regarding Resident Resident's revenue Rohillas Salabut Jung Scindia Secunderabad sent sepoys Shorapur Sir Salar Jung subsequently Subsidiary Force territory Tippoo took treaty tribute Wellesley whilst whole William Palmer
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Page 109 - that had arisen, regarding the English as friends and deliverers. The rest was soon accomplished. The sepoys left their guns, laid down their arms, and in the presence of the two lines of British troops moved off in a deep column to a flag planted on the right of their ground, followed by their wives and carrying their
Page 166 - The existence of a force paid by a Native State, but commanded by our officers and entirely under our control, is undoubtedly a great political advantage. It is an accession to our military strength at the expense of another Power, and without cost to us ; an accession of military strength in an empire,
Page 166 - strength is everything. The advantage is immense. But I cannot say that I think the arrangement a just one towards the Native State. The same circumstances which make it so advantageous to us make it unjust to the State at whose expense it is upheld.
Page 138 - Jah shall be entitled to participate equally with the other contracting parties in the division of every territory which may be acquired by the successful exertion of their united arms.
Page 204 - I have always been of opinion that, had the pecuniary demands of the two Governments been impartially dealt with, we had no just claim on the Nizam for the present debt of 43 lakhs of Company's rupees.
Page 203 - was executed by the Nizam's Government by which the Hyderabad Assigned Districts were leased to the British Government in perpetuity, in consideration of the payment to the Nizam, by the British Government, of a fixed
Page 209 - had deliberately rebelled against the British Government, and was to be tried for his life by a military commission, which would shortly assemble. As may be imagined he was deeply affected on first seeing me.
Page 109 - property with them. Not a shot was fired, not a drop of blood was shed. Eleven or twelve thousand men were thus dispersed in a few hours ; and before sunset their whole
Page 146 - rendezvous, were afterwards little heard of, though flying parties were seen in the Deccan until the termination of the war with the Peishwa ; they mingled with the rest of the population, but the real
Page 119 - with any of His Highness's children, relations subjects or servants, with respect to whom His