Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1965 |
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Page 154
... British superiority over the Portu- guese . Dutch trade commenced in 1616 , and for some years competed suc ... British shipyards . In 1735 an Indiaman was launched . In 1759 the Nawab of Surat , pro- voked by misgovernment and oppres ...
... British superiority over the Portu- guese . Dutch trade commenced in 1616 , and for some years competed suc ... British shipyards . In 1735 an Indiaman was launched . In 1759 the Nawab of Surat , pro- voked by misgovernment and oppres ...
Page 232
... British , although the descendants of the Moghul were allowed to retain their outward royal dignities . The last King , Bahadur Shah , succeeded in 1837 , and was about eighty years old when the Mutiny broke out . With his death at ...
... British , although the descendants of the Moghul were allowed to retain their outward royal dignities . The last King , Bahadur Shah , succeeded in 1837 , and was about eighty years old when the Mutiny broke out . With his death at ...
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... British advanced , and , after several actions , reached Yandabo ( 60 m . from Ava ) , 16th February 1826. Here the envoys of the King signed a Treaty ceding to the British Assam , Arakan , and the coast of Tenasserim , and agreeing to ...
... British advanced , and , after several actions , reached Yandabo ( 60 m . from Ava ) , 16th February 1826. Here the envoys of the King signed a Treaty ceding to the British Assam , Arakan , and the coast of Tenasserim , and agreeing to ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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