The Cambridge History of the British Empire

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CUP Archive, 1940 - Great Britain

Contents

CHAPTER I
1
CHAPTER II
28
Hastings as revenue administrator
34
Havarts description
36
Trade from Surat
40
Conquest of Cevion
42
Capture of Negapatam
49
The Company 163555
55
OUDH AND THE CARNATIC 17851801
347
Wellesleys negotiations
353
Wellesleys views
359
Ghulam Kadir seizes Delhi
365
Wellesleys proposals to Baji Rao II
371
The Pindaris
377
Position of the raja of Satara
384
Criminal cases
390

Navai power of the Dutch
56
Madagascar ar
62
Trinkomali
69
Lenoir and Dumas
75
The collectors
76
PAGE
89
Courteens Association
90
Attacks on the Company
97
The Coromandel factories
103
Surmans embassy
111
Hawkins at Agra
113
CHAPTER V
117
Dupleixs agreement with Chanda Sahib
126
Overthrow of Nasir Jang
132
Roes embassy 80
141
Expedition of recovery
147
Clive and the Hindu officials
153
Capture of Fort St David
159
The causes of the French failure
165
The shahzada in Bihar
166
The internal trade question
171
The question of presents
177
CHAPTER VIII
181
Military situation in 1756
191
Dundass India
192
Attempt to recall Hastings
193
Foxs commissioners
199
CHAPTER XI
205
Trial of Muhammad Reza Khan
212
The Maratha raid 1740
215
Influence of Clives success in Bengal
225
CHAPTER XIV
249
Murder of Narayan Rao
255
St Lubins intrigues
261
Capture of Gwalior
268
Anwaruddin nawab
273
Grant of the Sarkars
274
Sir John Lindsays mission
277
Outbreak of war
283
Macartneys relations with Hastings and Coote
289
CHAPTER XVI
295
Hastingss defence
301
French military successes
307
LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENTS 17861818
313
Annual settlements
316
Correspondence with England
319
Contemplated alliance with the Dutch
325
Gardanes mission
331
Treaty of Seringapatam 1792 Seringapatam
337
Reestablishment of the Hindu reigning family
344
Miscellaneous taxes
396
Portuguese and Dutch influence on the island
402
The occupation of Kandi
408
CHI V
409
HASTINGS AND HIS COLLEAGUES
417
His appointment
434
The revenue reforms of 1787
442
Further reforms of 1790
450
Concealment of the land revenue 413
462
Lionel Place in the jagir
468
The Bengal judicial system
474
The Select Committee of 1808
478
Results of the early period
480
English views on Central Asia
486
The siege of Herat
493
Keanes advance
499
Surrender of Dost Muhammad
505
Aucklands measures
511
Kabul reoccupied
518
THE CONQUEST OF SIND AND THE PANJAB
522
Ellenboroughs early views
528
The Khairpur succession
533
THE PANJAB
539
Intrigue and disorder after his death
546
Hardinges settlement
552
CHAPTER XXX
558
Administration of Tenasserim
565
By the late LT COL C E LUARD
570
Lord Hastingss alterations
574
The Bharatpur succession
577
Annexation of Oudh
583
CHAPTER XXXII
589
Hastingss assertion of British sovereignty
597
The attitude of Cornwallis
603
The Portuguese in India Chapter 1
609
The French Factories in India Chapter III
615
The Conquest of Bengal Chapters VII and Ix
623
Richard Barwell
629
Legislation and Governments 17861818 Chapter XVIII
630
The Carnatic 17851801 Chapter XXI
635
The Revenue Administration of Bengal 176586 Chapter xxv
639
The Conquest of Sind Chapter XXIX
647
The Development of Sovereignty in British India Chapter XXXII
653
INDEX
659
Hastingss position
662
208
669
141
675
218
681
Importance of Cornwalliss work
151

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