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
It is, of course, quite true that the battle of Plassey gave the English a firm footing on the soil of Bengal, which they utilized to the full in their final encounter with Mir Kasim. But ev... Read more
The anomaly of Clive’s position with regard to the Nawab, however, still continued. Without any formal rights or prerogatives, he exercised an effective control over the actions of Mir... Read more
The French fleet now left the Indian seas and Lally had to wait till the English fleet would be forced to leave the harborless Madras coast on the approach of the monsoon. He utilized the in... Read more
Mir Jafar reached Murshidadbad on the 25th and Clive followed him a few days later. Mir Jafar was proclaimed Subahdar of Bengal. In a few days news arrived of the capture of Siraj-ud-dALLlah... Read more
