Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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... independent , ruled the three great provinces of Bengal , Orissa , and Bahar . At Moorshedabad were the court , the harem , and the public offices . Cossimbazar was a port and a place of trade , renowned for the quantity and excellence ...
... independent , ruled the three great provinces of Bengal , Orissa , and Bahar . At Moorshedabad were the court , the harem , and the public offices . Cossimbazar was a port and a place of trade , renowned for the quantity and excellence ...
Page 21
... independent , but merely a tool in the hands of others , Hast- ings determined to retract these concessions . He accordingly declared that the English would pay no more tribute , and sent troops to occupy Allahabad and Corah , The ...
... independent , but merely a tool in the hands of others , Hast- ings determined to retract these concessions . He accordingly declared that the English would pay no more tribute , and sent troops to occupy Allahabad and Corah , The ...
Page 22
... independent of the Emperor , and often in arms against him , were proud to style themselves his Grand Cham- berlain and Grand Marshal . Sujah Dowlah , then Nabob Vizier , was on excellent terms with the English . He had a large treasure ...
... independent of the Emperor , and often in arms against him , were proud to style themselves his Grand Cham- berlain and Grand Marshal . Sujah Dowlah , then Nabob Vizier , was on excellent terms with the English . He had a large treasure ...
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... independent . The Rohillas were distin- guished from the other inhabitants of India by a peculiarly fair complexion . They were more honourably distinguished by cour- age in war , and by skill in the arts of peace . While anarchy raged ...
... independent . The Rohillas were distin- guished from the other inhabitants of India by a peculiarly fair complexion . They were more honourably distinguished by cour- age in war , and by skill in the arts of peace . While anarchy raged ...
Page 27
... independent of the Governor - General and Council , and was intrusted with a civil and criminal jurisdiction of immense and , at the same time , of undefined extent . The Governor - General and Councillors were named in the act , and ...
... independent of the Governor - General and Council , and was intrusted with a civil and criminal jurisdiction of immense and , at the same time , of undefined extent . The Governor - General and Councillors were named in the act , and ...
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