Warren HastingsLongmans, Green & Company, 1889 - 208 pages |
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Page xi
... money was earned in a compara- tively honest way . The rights of the natives of India were , on the whole , respected . Factories were established by permission " of the local rulers , and rent was paid SKETCH OF INDIAN HISTORY . xi.
... money was earned in a compara- tively honest way . The rights of the natives of India were , on the whole , respected . Factories were established by permission " of the local rulers , and rent was paid SKETCH OF INDIAN HISTORY . xi.
Page xii
... native rulers were full to overflowing ; and Euro- pean greed , not satisfied with the rich products of the earth , began to cast covetous eyes on these accumulations . It seemed a fine thing , too , to be able to rule ; and if these ...
... native rulers were full to overflowing ; and Euro- pean greed , not satisfied with the rich products of the earth , began to cast covetous eyes on these accumulations . It seemed a fine thing , too , to be able to rule ; and if these ...
Page xiii
... native populations , siding as they always did with the party they deemed the strongest , were willing to respond to his call . England was his chief obstacle , and against the English he bent all his energies . 13. The European war ...
... native populations , siding as they always did with the party they deemed the strongest , were willing to respond to his call . England was his chief obstacle , and against the English he bent all his energies . 13. The European war ...
Page xiv
... natives that they left Arcot without a struggle . Returning later , they were defeated by Clive without loss of any of his men . 17. From this time the power of the French declined . Chunder Sahib gave himself up to the Rajah of Tanjore ...
... natives that they left Arcot without a struggle . Returning later , they were defeated by Clive without loss of any of his men . 17. From this time the power of the French declined . Chunder Sahib gave himself up to the Rajah of Tanjore ...
Page xviii
... native governor , re- moved . Hastings sold Corah and Allahabad to Sujah Dowlah . The Regulating Act passed . Supreme Court of Judicature established at Calcutta . W. H. made Governor - General of British India . Sir Elijah Impey and ...
... native governor , re- moved . Hastings sold Corah and Allahabad to Sujah Dowlah . The Regulating Act passed . Supreme Court of Judicature established at Calcutta . W. H. made Governor - General of British India . Sir Elijah Impey and ...
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