INDEX Civilization, Asiatic, England's influence | Clive seizes Arcot, the capital of the Expedition of, to recover Fort William, Letter of, to Pitt, predicting Lally's Recovers Calcutta, 166 Returns to England, 183, 184 On the political situation in Bengal, Return of, to India, 185, 198-199 211-212 Leaves India finally, 216 Evil effects of the departure of, soon Companies, chartered, systems of, for Rivalry of old and new East India, nion of old and new English East French and English, financial trans- French and English, condition of, 96, Methods of the French and English, French and English, exchange bitter French and English, peace between, 503 Company, English East India, first In the East, unsupported by the home Made responsible for all depredations Power granted to the, by the terms of Assumption of independent jurisdic- War of the, against Aurangzib, in Instructions to the, regarding rev- Position of the, in India, in the last Sends home for help against the The real ruler of Bengal in 1767, 216 Assets of, in Bengal, in 1765, 221 Provincial regulations of, 453 Finances of, from 1735 to 1740, 92-93 On the verge of insolvency in 1754, 134 Company, Universal East India, founded centre, 3-4 Taken by the Latins in 1204, 4 trade Cornwallis reaches India in 1786, 272 in-Chief in India, 281 Settlement by, of the land revenue of League of, against Tippu, 286-287, Leaves India, 298, 302 Second governor-generalship of, 344 Coromandel coast, French and English Cuddalore, French outwitted by Law- Surrendered to Tippu in 1782, 256, 257 D D'Aché, French Admiral, character of, Fails to co-operate with Lally, 142 Daulat Rao Sindhia, influence of, 308- Davenant, Sir Charles, on the East India Dover, secret treaty of, between the Duff, Grant, author of a History of Dunkirk sold to France, 33 Dupleix appointed to the Governorship of Pondicherri in 1741, 93 Defeats the Nawab of the Karnatic, 106 Motives of, in interfering with native Characterization of, 129-131 to the Eastern trade, 11-12 Exclude the English from the Spice At bitter war in the East, 21-22, 24-25, Drive the English from the coast of Eastern position of, at the beginning E East Indies, meaning of the term in the Edward VII, durbar of, 464 Determines to retire from Afghanistan, 403-404 Recalled, 406 Elphinstone criticizes Dupleix, 125 England and Holland combine against France and Holland allied against, in Possessions of, in Asia, 35 Political reasons leading to the success Complications of the foreign relations Second war of, with Holland, in 1665, Third war of, with Holland, in 1672, Successful Eastern trade of, at the 72 Declares war in Europe against France Strength of the navy of, in 1755, 135 Carries out Col. James Mill's scheme for conquering Bengal ten years At war with France, Spain, Holland, Control and influence of, beneficial to English, defeat the Spanish Armada in Commerce in the East advanced by Dominion in the East, reasons leading Alliance of the, with Nasir Jang and Army, strength of, in India, in 1754, 131 Dethrone Siraj-ad-daulah and set up Expel the French from Bengal, 141 Obtain a farmān in 1716 from the Occupy Bengal, 176 Seize all French settlements in India, INDEX Fortunes of the, in India, waning in Mysore, war of the, with, 287 F Fleury, ministry of, 91 Fort St. David, futile expedition of the Fort St. George in the possession of the Fox, East India Bill of, 274, 275, 277-279 France, wars of, in Europe, from 1690 Policy of, under Richelieu, 80 Reasons for the failure of, in India, Strength of navy of, in 1755, 135 Take possession of St. Thomé, near Alliance of, with the Dutch, against Colonization, history of, 79-80, 83-102 Allied with Muzaffar Jang and Chanda Army, strength of, in India, in 1754, Expelled from Northern Sirkars, 142 505 Ghazipur acquired by the English, 266 Golkonda destroyed by Aurangzib, 44, 54 Gwalior, fortress of, taken by Captain H Haidarabad, Muzaffar Jang established Decline of the State of, 295 Hamont, M. Tibulle, the French biog- Hardinge, Sir Henry, Governor-General Hastings, Marquis of, Governor-General War of, with the Gurkhas, 374-377 Hastings, Warren, first Governor-Gen- Disputes of, with his Council, 234 Treaty of, with the Marathas, in 1782, Financial embarrassments of, 252, Political intrepidity of, 261 High Courts of Judicature, establish- Hindu Kush tribes come under British Holkar, Jaswant Rao, attacked by Colo- nel Monson, 329-330 Signs a treaty with the English, 330 Dispersion of the troops of, 330 Policy of, 330 Army of, defeated at Mehidpur, 380 Increasing strength and pre-eminence Germanic States, alliance of, in 1691, 53 | Hughes, naval engagements of, 256-257 Hugli River, English factory on, 23 Master of Mysore, 211 Sends a large force into Haidarabad, 212 At war with the English, 213 Treaty of, with the English, 213, 214 Triple alliance of, 251 Ravages the Karnatic, 251, 252 I Imports, Indian, value of, in England, India, awarded to Portugal by Pope Alexander Borgia, 5 Civil war in, 30 Inherent weakness of, 125 General peace in, in 1784, 257-258 The only modern example of the Indies, meaning of the term, 86 Empire, formation of the, 468 J Java, reduction of, 358 Jhansi, annexation of, 421 K Kabul occupied by the English, 401 Russian envoy at, 439 Afghans defeated at, 442 War of succession in the, 99-100, 115- Maratha invasion of the, in 1740, 100 INDEX Headquarters of the English Company, Mahadaji Sindhia, increasing power and Death of, 289 Mahé acquired for France, 100 Taken by the English, 250 Indian legislative department, 458 Maratha power, rise of, under the chief Marathas, strength of, on the western Rising power of the, 173-175, 237-239 Overthrown in Panipat, 237 Menace Rohilkhand, 238, 241 New system of war tactics of the, 290- Invade Haidarabad, 302 Internal contests of, and flight of the Marion, M., on French finance, 134-135 Masulipatam, English Company settles at, 23 Taken by the English, 142 Mauritius, island of, occupied by the Mazarin, policy of the French under, 83 Mill, James, on the success of England, 124 Scheme of, for conquering Bengal Embassies from, 353-354 Mir Jafir proclaimed Nawab in place of Deposed, 186 Restored in 1763, 187 507 Mir Kasim ascends the throne, 186 Administrative system of the, 453 Montesquieu declares against emigra- Morellet, Abbé, report of, concerning Münster, treaty of, in 1648, 23 164 Mutiny, political and legal reorganiza- Muzaffar Jang, accession of, 118, 119 Mysore, a Hindu principality, 211 Reconstitution of native government N Nadir Shah, invasion of India by, 77 Nagpur, outbreak at, 380 Napier, Sir Charles, 404-406 Defeats Amirs of Sind at Miani, 405 Nasir Jang murdered by his merce- Native States, area, population, and 430 Relation of, to the Indian Empire, Navigation Law of Cromwell adopted A British protectorate, 486 Nimeguen, peace ratified at, in 1678, 40 Kurdla, 302, 307 Non-Regulation system, methods of, 454 Provisions of the Regulating Act of, |