Early Records of British India - A History of the English Settlements in India

Early Records of British India (1972) is an important collection of source material deriving from official documents which now form part of the India Office Records. It throws light upon the beginnings of British power through the rise of the East India Company and the corresponding decline of the Mughal Empire.

List of contents

1. India in the Seventeenth Century 2. English at Surat and Bombay 3. English at Madras 4. Madras under Golkonda 5. Madras under the Moghals 6. English in Bengal 7. Calcutta and its Capture 8. First Government of Clive 9. Calcutta Records: Changing Nawabs 10. Calcutta Records: Private Trade 11. Calcutta Records: Patna Massacre 12. Second Government of Clive 13. Beginning of British Administration

Summary

Early Records of British India (1972) is an important collection of source material deriving from official documents which now form part of the India Office Records. It throws light upon the beginnings of British power through the rise of the East India Company and the corresponding decline of the Mughal Empire.

Product details

• Authors: J. Talboys Wheeler, Wheeler J. Talboys
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032424774
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242477-4
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; British Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Empires & historical states, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / India, Mughal Empire