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

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

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