Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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Page 14
... Nabob marched on Calcutta ; the governor and the commandant fled ; the town and citadel were taken , and most of the English prisoners perished in the Black Hole . In these events originated the greatness of Warren Hastings . The ...
... Nabob marched on Calcutta ; the governor and the commandant fled ; the town and citadel were taken , and most of the English prisoners perished in the Black Hole . In these events originated the greatness of Warren Hastings . The ...
Page 15
... Nabob of Bengal , Hastings was appointed to reside at the court of the new prince as agent for the Company . He remained at Moorshedabad till the year 1761 , when he became a Member of Council , and was conse- quently forced to reside ...
... Nabob of Bengal , Hastings was appointed to reside at the court of the new prince as agent for the Company . He remained at Moorshedabad till the year 1761 , when he became a Member of Council , and was conse- quently forced to reside ...
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... Nabob of Bengal , who stood to the English rulers of his country in the same relation in which Augustulus stood to Odoacer , or the last Mero- vingians to Charles Martel and Pepin . He lived at Moorshedabad , surrounded by princely ...
... Nabob of Bengal , who stood to the English rulers of his country in the same relation in which Augustulus stood to Odoacer , or the last Mero- vingians to Charles Martel and Pepin . He lived at Moorshedabad , surrounded by princely ...
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... Nabob , amounting to more than three hundred thousand pounds a year , passed through the minister's hands , and was , to a great extent , at his disposal . The collection of the revenue , the adminis- tration of justice , the ...
... Nabob , amounting to more than three hundred thousand pounds a year , passed through the minister's hands , and was , to a great extent , at his disposal . The collection of the revenue , the adminis- tration of justice , the ...
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... had repeatedly been brought home . There- fore , though the Nabob , over whom Nuncomar had by intrigue acquired great influence , begged that the artful Hindoo might be intrusted with the government , Clive 30 WARREN HASTINGS .
... had repeatedly been brought home . There- fore , though the Nabob , over whom Nuncomar had by intrigue acquired great influence , begged that the artful Hindoo might be intrusted with the government , Clive 30 WARREN HASTINGS .
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