The Nawab, gallantly enough, afforded shelter to the French fugitives at his court, and refused to drive them away even when the English offered in exchange military help against a threatene... Read more
Had Siraj-ud-daulab belonged to a royal family of long standing and ruled over a kingdom which had enjoyed for years a settled form of government, even his faults might not – have prov... Read more
Indeed, the rumour was widely spread in Murshidabad that the English had espoused the cause of Ghasiti Begam. Dr. Forth, attached to the factory of baz&r, visited ‘Alivardi about a... Read more
In the second place, it has been suggested that Dupleix attempted too much, and the division of his force in the Deccan and the Carnatic” was the real cause of his failure. It is hard... Read more
It was now clear, even to the most obtuse mind, that the British position in Madras would be irrevocably lost if Dupleix were left free to complete his designs. Fortunately for the English t... Read more
But the overwhelming success brought in its train discord and disunion. La Bourdonnais had promised to restore Madras for a suitable ransom, but Dupleix was strongly against this policy. Aft... Read more
The English and the French : The First Carnatic War For nearly twenty years the Carnatic–the name given by the Europeans to the Coromandel Coast and its hinterland–became the sce... Read more
For about eighteen years after Farrukhsiyar’s firman, the trade of the English Company on the western coast suffered from the quarrels between the Marathas and the Portuguese, and the... Read more
In Bengal, where the staples of commerce could not be purchased near the coast but had to be procured from places lying far up the waterways of the province, the Company was subject to payme... Read more
The early voyages of the English Company were directed to Sumatra, Java and the Moluccas in order to get a share of the spice trade. It was in 1608 that the first attempt was made to establi... Read more
