History of India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: For the Use of Students and Colleges, Volumen1W.H. Allen, 1893 |
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... Poona district . He soon began to withhold tribute , and seize and strengthen commanding elevations on the mountains . The con- nivance of the father Shahji seems more than doubtful , since it was often to himself that was due the money ...
... Poona district . He soon began to withhold tribute , and seize and strengthen commanding elevations on the mountains . The con- nivance of the father Shahji seems more than doubtful , since it was often to himself that was due the money ...
Página 176
... Poona , and made temporary arrange- ments with the Regency at Raigarh , Azam advanced towards Hindustan at the head of the grand army of the Deccan ; but Zulfikar - who was the actual general - in - chief - disapproved of this clutch at ...
... Poona , and made temporary arrange- ments with the Regency at Raigarh , Azam advanced towards Hindustan at the head of the grand army of the Deccan ; but Zulfikar - who was the actual general - in - chief - disapproved of this clutch at ...
Página 179
... Poona to Kolhapur . The power of the Sayyids was broken for ever , one being assassinated by an agent of the Turkmán party ; the other , confronted in battle and defeated , was imprisoned for life . The head of the immigrant nobility ...
... Poona to Kolhapur . The power of the Sayyids was broken for ever , one being assassinated by an agent of the Turkmán party ; the other , confronted in battle and defeated , was imprisoned for life . The head of the immigrant nobility ...
Página 183
... Poona . In 1732 the Gaikwár family became masters of Baroda , and by degrees of most of the remainder of Gujarát . About the same time the house of Holkar made its fief hereditary in southern Málwa , while that of Sindhia did the like ...
... Poona . In 1732 the Gaikwár family became masters of Baroda , and by degrees of most of the remainder of Gujarát . About the same time the house of Holkar made its fief hereditary in southern Málwa , while that of Sindhia did the like ...
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... Poona . It was at this juncture that the balance was suddenly turned by the appearance on the scene of an untried and untrained man , who turned out to have in his head and hand the whole destinies of India . This was Robert Clive , a ...
... Poona . It was at this juncture that the balance was suddenly turned by the appearance on the scene of an untried and untrained man , who turned out to have in his head and hand the whole destinies of India . This was Robert Clive , a ...
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Página 264 - To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers.
Página 379 - States; but these advantages are dearly bought. They are purchased by the sacrifice of independence, of national character, and of whatever renders a people respectable.
Página 458 - Mogul Empire. From the death of Aurungzeb to the overthrow of the Mahratta Power, by HENRY GEORGE KEENE, BCS Second edition.
Página 438 - War. A native cited by Dow speaks of "every species of domestic confusion. Villainy," he adds, "was practised in all its forms ; law and religion were trodden under foot ; the bonds of private friendship and connection, as well as of society and Government, were broken; every individual, as if in a forest of wild beasts, could rely upon nothing but the strength of his own arm.
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Página v - Times. *' In this admirably clear and comprehensive account of the rise and consolidation of our great Indian Empire, Mr Keene has endeavoured to give, without prolixity, ' a statement of the relevant facts at present available, both in regard to the origin of the more important Indian races and in regard to their progress before they came under the unifying processes of modern administration.
Página 438 - So reduced was the actual number of human beings, and so utterly cowed their spirit, that the few villages that did continue to exist at great intervals, had scarcely any communication with one another ; and so great was the increase of beasts of prey, and so great the terror they inspired, that the little communication that remained was often actually cut off by a single tiger known to haunt the road.
Página 266 - But if it be true that he was directed to make the safety and prosperity of Bengal the first object of his attention, and that, under his administration, it has been safe and prosperous, — if it be true...
Página 438 - They are the most deceitful, mischievous race of people that I have ever seen or read of. I have not yet met with a Hindu who had one good quality ; and honest Mussulmans do not exist.
Página 123 - Shah's son) reign was consumed in intrigues and fruitless quarrels : and on his death in November 1554, his son was murdered and a scene of confusion ensued. "The native Muslims fell into such a state of quarrelsome imbecility that the chief command fell into the hands of a Hindu chandler named Hemu.