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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... ships and supplanting them as the actual rulers of one strong- hold after another . Even in their relations with the Moghul they occasionally brought their naval superiority into play . So conscious were they of their naval supremacy ...
... ships and supplanting them as the actual rulers of one strong- hold after another . Even in their relations with the Moghul they occasionally brought their naval superiority into play . So conscious were they of their naval supremacy ...
Page 79
... ships from England , under the command of Thomas Best , anchored at the bar , unaware of what had happened in the Red Sea , they found a respect- ful reception and were readily promised full trading privileges . The news of this roused ...
... ships from England , under the command of Thomas Best , anchored at the bar , unaware of what had happened in the Red Sea , they found a respect- ful reception and were readily promised full trading privileges . The news of this roused ...
Page 120
... ships that might arrive . His sanguine mind interpreted this answer as an acceptance of his proposals ; and when the news came that English ships under Barnett had not only captured the Company's China fleet but also some richly laden ...
... ships that might arrive . His sanguine mind interpreted this answer as an acceptance of his proposals ; and when the news came that English ships under Barnett had not only captured the Company's China fleet but also some richly laden ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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