he Case of the Begams of Oudh After the death of Shuja,-ud-daulah, a shrewd, industrious and clever administrator, on the 26th January, 1775, his son and successor, Asaf-ud-daulah, unwisely... Read more
But this policy of Hastings drew the Company into a war with the Ruhelas. The fertile country of Ruhelkhand, lying at the base of the Himalayas to the north-west of Oudh, with a population o... Read more
But after the death of Basalat Jang in 1782 the English demanded the cession of Guntur from the Nizam ‘ on the strength of the treaty of 1768. Guntur occupied a position of importance... Read more
Certain factors soon led to the third Anglo-Mysore conflict. In 1788 Lord Comwallis obtained Guntur in the Northern Sarkars from the Nizam, who in return asked for British help on the streng... Read more
The Second Anglo-Mysore War The terms of the treaty of 1769 were not fulfilled by the Madras Government. When the Marathas invaded Hyder’s territories in 1771, the English did not help... Read more
1Some records originally kept at Maheshwar, the old capital of the Holkars, and recently brought to light (Proceedings, Indian Historical Bm”de Commien, December, 1930) by Sard&r... Read more
The effect of these victories was to increase the prestige of the English. Mahadaji Sindhia, who had been long aiming at the leadership of the Maratha confederacy and wanted a free hand in N... Read more
Anglo-Maratha Relations The First Anglo-Maratha War AFTER recovering from the blow of Panipat, the Marathas appeared once more in full force in the north in AD. 1770 and brought the helpless... Read more
