Abridgment of the History of India: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeBlackwood, 1880 - 552 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 85
Page xiv
... possession of Malwa 1734 His demands on the emperor 1737 He marches to the gates of Delhi . 103 1738 Defeats the Nizam . Early career of Nadir Shah . . 104 1738 He crosses the Indus and defeats the emperor 1739 Sacks Delhi and returns ...
... possession of Malwa 1734 His demands on the emperor 1737 He marches to the gates of Delhi . 103 1738 Defeats the Nizam . Early career of Nadir Shah . . 104 1738 He crosses the Indus and defeats the emperor 1739 Sacks Delhi and returns ...
Page 5
... possession of a quantity of land , which , since their capitals lay within sixty miles of each , must have been of very limited extent , but the poet has given loose to his imagination , and princes from the remotest parts of India ...
... possession of a quantity of land , which , since their capitals lay within sixty miles of each , must have been of very limited extent , but the poet has given loose to his imagination , and princes from the remotest parts of India ...
Page 9
... possessions must have been of no small magnitude since they were considered more valuable than any other satrapy , and are said to have furnished one- third of the revenues of the empire , and were paid in gold . Two centuries after ...
... possessions must have been of no small magnitude since they were considered more valuable than any other satrapy , and are said to have furnished one- third of the revenues of the empire , and were paid in gold . Two centuries after ...
Page 13
... possession of the throne of Mugudu , and flourished till 436 A.D. Their dominion extended into the Deccan , The Andra with Warungul for their capital , and Oojein as dynasty . the great metropolis of their power in the north . The ...
... possession of the throne of Mugudu , and flourished till 436 A.D. Their dominion extended into the Deccan , The Andra with Warungul for their capital , and Oojein as dynasty . the great metropolis of their power in the north . The ...
Page 24
... possession of the real power of the state , continued to manifest towards his brother in an age of universal violence , deserve especial commemoration . State of the Hindoo kingdoms . Mahomed Ghory was the real founder of Mahomedan ...
... possession of the real power of the state , continued to manifest towards his brother in an age of universal violence , deserve especial commemoration . State of the Hindoo kingdoms . Mahomed Ghory was the real founder of Mahomedan ...
Contents
65 | |
67 | |
68 | |
76 | |
83 | |
88 | |
96 | |
97 | |
103 | |
104 | |
108 | |
109 | |
121 | |
127 | |
129 | |
133 | |
135 | |
139 | |
143 | |
145 | |
162 | |
168 | |
169 | |
194 | |
201 | |
202 | |
220 | |
222 | |
228 | |
235 | |
237 | |
241 | |
249 | |
253 | |
261 | |
267 | |
337 | |
350 | |
356 | |
362 | |
368 | |
369 | |
374 | |
381 | |
395 | |
407 | |
412 | |
421 | |
430 | |
436 | |
439 | |
440 | |
447 | |
481 | |
484 | |
489 | |
490 | |
500 | |
508 | |
513 | |
523 | |
527 | |
536 | |
539 | |
540 | |
542 | |
543 | |
545 | |
546 | |
549 | |
550 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
administration Afghan Afghanistan Akbar alliance Ameer army attack Aurungzebe Beejapore Bengal Bombay British Government Bussy Cabul Calcutta camp Candahar capital captured Carnatic cavalry chiefs Clive Colonel command Company Company's conquest Council Court of Directors crore of rupees death Deccan defeated Delhi despatched districts dominions Dupleix dynasty emperor empire encampment English envoy established European expedition force French Ghuzni governor Governor-General guns Guzerat Hindoo Hindostan Holkar honour horse Hyder India Indus Jehan Khan king kingdom lacs of rupees Lord Auckland Lord Cornwallis Lord Hastings Lord Minto Lord Wellesley Lord William Bentinck Madras Mahomed Mahomedan Mahratta Malwa marched Meer ment miles military minister Mogul mutiny Mysore nabob Nagpore native Nizam obliged obtained officers Oude Persia Peshawur Peshwa Pindarees plunder Poona possession princes proceeded province Punjab raja Rajpoot regiments reign Resident revenue Runjeet Sing rupees sent sepoys Sevajee Shah siege Sikh soldiers Soojah territories throne tion Tippoo treaty troops Vizier
Popular passages
Page 490 - I wish for a peaceful term of office. But I cannot forget that in the sky of India, serene as it is, a small cloud may arise, no larger than a man's hand, but which, growing larger and larger, may at last threaten to burst and overwhelm us with ruin.
Page 379 - Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India; and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Page 378 - In professing on the other hand to establish seminaries for the purpose of teaching mere Hindoo or mere Mahomedan literature, you bound yourselves to teach a great deal of what was frivolous, not a little of what was purely mischievous, and a small remainder indeed in which utility was in any way concerned.
Page 380 - And moral character of the nations committed to his charge, This Monument Was erected by men Who, differing in race, in manners, in language, And in religion, Cherish, with equal veneration and gratitude, The memory of his wise, upright, And paternal administration.