The Cambridge History of the British Empire

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Ernest Alfred Benians, Arthur Percival Newton, John Holland Rose
CUP Archive, 1940 - Great Britain

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Contents

CHAPTER XXXI
1
da Gamas second voyage
7
First siege of
15
Siege of
21
Havarts description
36
The Ten Years Truce
45
Renewal of war with the Portuguese
56
Early voyages to the east
62
Gardanes mission
331
Treaty of Seringapatam 1792
337
Reestablishment of the Hindu reigning family
344
Shore and the succession question 348
348
Position and character of Nawab Walajah
355
The Seringapatam papers
361
Death of Mahadaji Sindhia
367
The Treaty of Bassein
373

Preparatory measures
68
CHAPTER IV
76
Union of the Spanish and Portuguese crowns
89
The capture of Ormuz
103
9
109
CHAPTER V
117
Siege of Pondichery
123
Dupleixs agreement with Chanda Sahib
126
12
127
Conference of Sadras
132
Intrigues against Bussy
138
Expedition of recovery
144
Clive and the Hindu officials
151
CHAPTER VIII
157
Capture of Fort St David
159
13
161
CHAPTER IX
166
15
168
Vansittarts policy
172
The salt company
178
Parliamentary measures of 1767
184
17
189
The acts of 1779 and 1780
192
Dundass India bi
194
18
195
Pitts India Act
200
19
201
Position in 1772
206
Abuse of patronage
212
The conference at Benares
218
20
220
PAGE
225
Later councillors
230
Misconduct of the majority and of Hastings
239
Impey and the Sadr Court
245
Position of the English
251
The Treaty of Surat
257
Renewal of war
263
22
264
Capture of Gwalior
269
Early relations with Hyder Ali
275
23
276
Sir John Lindsays mission
277
Outbreak of war
283
Macartneys relations with Hastings and Coote
289
CHAPTER XVI
295
Hastingss defence
301
24
304
CHAPTER XVII
307
CHAPTER XVIII
313
Correspondence with England
319
French projects
325
Gangadhar Sastris murder
379
CHAPTER XXIII
384
Criminal cases
390
Miscellaneous taxes
396
Portuguese and Dutch influence on the island
402
The occupation of Kandi
408
Hastings as revenue administrator
413
Criticisms of Francis etc
419
The Amini Commission
425
Macphersons reorganisation
431
Cornwalliss character
437
The reform of criminal justice
444
The permanent settlement
450
Changes introduced by Shore and Wellesley
456
CHAPTER XXVII
462
Lionel Place in the jagir
468
Introduction of the permanent zamindari settlement
474
Results of the early period
480
English views on Central Asia
486
The siege of Herat
493
Home policy
499
Surrender of Dost Muhammad
505
Aucklands measures
511
Ellenboroughs orders
517
The navigation of the Indus
523
Napiers instructions
530
Outbreak in Lower Sind
536
The capture of Peshawar
543
Battles of Firozshah and Sobraon
550
Annexation of the Panjab
556
44
567
Lord Hastingss settlement
570
The Bharatpur succession
577
Annexation of Oudh
583
CHAPTER XXXII
589
Hastingss assertion of British sovereignty
597
The attitude of Cornwallis
603
The Portuguese in India Chapter 1
609
CHAPTER II
613
The French Factories in India Chapter m
615
The Conquest of Bengal Chapters VII and Ix
623
CHI V
625
Legislation and Governments 17861818 Chapter xvII
630
Oudh 17851801 Chapter xxi
635
The Revenue Administration of Bengal 176586 Chapter xxv
639
The Conquest of Sind Chapter XXIX
647
Administration of Arakan 562
650
47
652
The Development of Sovereignty in British India Chapter XXXII
653
Lallys expedition 158
656
49
659

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