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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... lakhs , for the treaty stipulated that they were liable if the Marathas retreated " either by peace or war " . The Rohillas , however , fell back upon a second line of defence by questioning whether the Marathas had really been driven ...
... lakhs , for the treaty stipulated that they were liable if the Marathas retreated " either by peace or war " . The Rohillas , however , fell back upon a second line of defence by questioning whether the Marathas had really been driven ...
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... lakhs of rupees . As the sarkar of Guntoor had been granted for life to Nizam ' Ali's brother , Basalat Jang , a deduction of two lakhs was made on that account ; so that in fact the Company only held four out of the five sarkars and ...
... lakhs of rupees . As the sarkar of Guntoor had been granted for life to Nizam ' Ali's brother , Basalat Jang , a deduction of two lakhs was made on that account ; so that in fact the Company only held four out of the five sarkars and ...
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... lakhs of rupees was seized by the troops at Bijaigarh who promptly proceeded to divide it up amongst themselves . This was largely due to an indiscreet letter of Hastings himself which encouraged the army to claim the prize money . The ...
... lakhs of rupees was seized by the troops at Bijaigarh who promptly proceeded to divide it up amongst themselves . This was largely due to an indiscreet letter of Hastings himself which encouraged the army to claim the prize money . The ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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