Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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Page 15
... Nuncomar . This man had played an important part in all the revolutions which , since the time of Surajah Dowlah , had taken place in Bengal . To the consideration which in that country belongs to high and pure caste , he added the ...
... Nuncomar . This man had played an important part in all the revolutions which , since the time of Surajah Dowlah , had taken place in Bengal . To the consideration which in that country belongs to high and pure caste , he added the ...
Page 16
... Nuncomar , the national character was strongly and with ex- aggeration personified . The Company's servants had repeatedly detected him in the most criminal intrigues . On one occasion he brought a false charge against another Hindoo ...
... Nuncomar , the national character was strongly and with ex- aggeration personified . The Company's servants had repeatedly detected him in the most criminal intrigues . On one occasion he brought a false charge against another Hindoo ...
Page 17
... Nuncomar had by intrigue acquired great influence , begged that the artful Hindoo might be intrusted with the government , Clive , after some hesitation , decided honestly and wisely in favour of Mahommed Reza Khan . When Hastings ...
... Nuncomar had by intrigue acquired great influence , begged that the artful Hindoo might be intrusted with the government , Clive , after some hesitation , decided honestly and wisely in favour of Mahommed Reza Khan . When Hastings ...
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... Nuncomar ; for Nuncomar had agents even in Leadenhall Street . Soon after Hastings reached Calcutta , he received a letter ad- dressed by the Court of Directors , not to the council generally , but to himself in particular . He was ...
... Nuncomar ; for Nuncomar had agents even in Leadenhall Street . Soon after Hastings reached Calcutta , he received a letter ad- dressed by the Court of Directors , not to the council generally , but to himself in particular . He was ...
Page 19
... Nuncomar , named Goordas . Nuncomar's services were wanted ; yet he could not safely be trusted with power : and Hastings thought it a masterstroke of policy to reward the able and unprincipled parent by promoting the inoffensive child ...
... Nuncomar , named Goordas . Nuncomar's services were wanted ; yet he could not safely be trusted with power : and Hastings thought it a masterstroke of policy to reward the able and unprincipled parent by promoting the inoffensive child ...
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