Rulers of India: Lord Clive by George Bruce Malleson (portable ebook reader .txt) đ
Of India generally it is sufficient to say that from the year 1707, when the Emperor Aurangzeb died, authority had been relaxing to an extent which was rapidly bringing about the disruption of the bonds that held society together. The invasion of NadĂr ShĂĄh followed by the sack of Delhi in 1739 had given the Mughal dynasty a blow from which it never rallied. Thenceforward until 1761, when the third battle of PĂĄnĂpat completed the catastrophe, the anarchy was almost universal. Authority was to the strongest. The Sallustian motto, 'Alieni appetens sui profusus,' was the rule of almost every noble; the agriculturists had everywhere abundant reason to realize 'that the buffalo was to the man who held the bludgeon.'[1]
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bankers and merchants of, join Clive, 86:
MĂr Jafar's interview with Mr. Watts at, 92:
Clive entered, 111:
treasury of, granted money to Clive, 117:
Clive at, 171.
MURTIZĂ ALĂ, Governor of Vellore, 27:
poisoned his brother-in-law, 27:
proclaimed himself NawĂĄb, 27:
his flight, 27:
present at the royal wedding, 29:
sudden disappearance, 30:
suspected murderer of the young Prince, 30.
MUZAFFAR JANG, claimed succession to the Deccan, 44:
Governor of BĂjapur, 44:
enlisted service of MarĂĄthĂĄs, 44:
proclaimed himself SĂșbahdĂĄr of the Deccan, 45:
marched to Trichinopoli, 46:
at Tanjore, 46, 47:
retreated on Pondicherry, 47:
taken prisoner, 47:
released, 47:
acknowledged SĂșbahdĂĄr, 47:
slain on his way to AurangĂĄbĂĄd, 47.
MYSORE, an independent territory, 17:
sent an army to assist Muhammad AlĂ, 54:
assisted Lawrence at Trichinopoli, 68.
NADĂR SHĂH, invasion of, 16, 17, 25, 30, 85.
NEGAPATAM, squadron cruised off, 34.
NAPIER'S, Sir W., Peninsular War, quoted, 60n.
Narrative, Sir Eyre Coote's, quoted, 96n., 103n.
NASĂR JANG, son of NizĂĄm-ul-MĂșlk, succeeded in Southern India, 30, 44:
slain by his own levies, 47.
NEWCASTLE, Duke of, 143.
NEWCASTLE, Dowager Duchess of, sold Claremont to Clive, 202.
NIZĂM-UL-MĂLK, title granted to the family of Chin KĂlich KhĂĄn, 17:
NawĂĄb of the KarnĂĄtik, 18:
SĂșbahdĂĄr of the Deccan, 23:
objected to the appointments in the KarnĂĄtik made by SaĂĄdat-ullĂĄ-KhĂĄn, 23:
gave the MarĂĄthĂĄs permission to attack Trichinopoli, 25:
entered Arcot with a large army, 28:
marched on to Trichinopoli, 28:
compelled the MarĂĄthĂĄs to yield, 28:
proclaimed his own commander KhojĂĄ Abdullah to be NawĂĄb of the KarnĂĄtik, 28:
NawĂĄb poisoned, 28:
he appointed Anwar-ud-dĂn, provisionally, and to act as guardian to Saiyud Muhammad, 28:
died, 44.
NORTH, Lord, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 197:
First Lord of the Treasury, 198:
his Bill, 200-1.
'NORTHERN CIRCARS,' territory of the Deccan, 17.
NUJM-UD-DAULĂ, NawĂĄb-NĂĄzim, 172.
OMAR BEG, sent to escort MĂr Jafar to Clive's camp, 107.
ORME, Mr., quoted, 20n., 30, 81n., 95n., 96n., 103n., 109n., 111n.
OUDH, overtures of SirĂĄj-ud-daulĂĄ to the NawĂĄb-WazĂr of, 88:
NawĂĄb-WazĂr of, threatened rebellion against MĂr Jafar, 121:
NawĂĄb-WazĂr of, protects and aids MĂr KĂĄsim, 157:
throws himself on the mercy of the English, 157, 159:
Clive's dealings with NawĂĄb-WazĂr of, 171, 173-8.
PAICHANDA, taken by Clive, 73.
PALMER, Captain, at Council of War, 93.
PALMYRAS, Cape, 80.
PALTĂ, town on the KĂĄsimbĂĄzĂĄr river, 91.
PĂNĂPAT, battle of, mentioned, 16, 173.
PARADIS, sent by Dupleix to relieve Madras, 37:
entered Madras, 38.
PARKER, John Neville, tried by court-martial, 189:
reinstated, 189.
PARSHAW, Capt.-Lieut., at Council of War, 93.
PATNĂ, capital of BihĂĄr, Clive accompanied MĂr Jafar to, 117:
Clive entered and subdued, 123:
MĂr Jafar conferred jĂĄgĂr on Clive at, 123:
PatnĂĄ stormed, 151:
English plunders at, 155:
MĂr KĂĄsim died at, 158.
PEACE OF PARIS, Clive voted against, 145.
PEERAGE, Clive raised to an Irish, 143.
Peninsular War, by Sir W. Napier, quoted, 60n.
PEYTON, Commodore, commanded squadron on Commodore Barnett's death, 34:
cruised off Negapatam, 34:
sailed for Trincomalee, 34.
PIGOT, Mr., sent with provisions, 49.
PITT, Mr. (afterwards Lord Chatham), Secretary of State, 139:
Clive's letter to, 139:
Clive describes MĂran as unfit to succeed, 139, 150:
points urged in the letter, 140:
Pitt unable to answer the letter, 141:
Pitt's opinion of Clive, 141:
resigned, 143:
Lord Privy Seal, 197:
resigned on account of ill health, 197.
PLASSEY, army recalled by Clive from, 84:
SirĂĄj-ud-daulĂĄ sent an army to, 88:
Clive's army reached, 94:
battle of, 94-106, 183:
spoils of Plassey, 107-17:
effects of the spoils, 136.
PONDICHERRY, French settlement, 18:
French squadron anchored off, 34:
Dumas, Governor of, 25:
siege of, 39-41:
English officials from Madras sent as prisoners to, 38:
siege of, 39:
armies of ChĂĄnda SĂĄhib and Muzaffar Jang retreated on, 47:
Law distinguished at siege of, 61.
PRAGMATIC SANCTION, England upholder of, 31.
PROPRIETORS, Court of, 145-7.
PURNIAH RĂĄjĂĄ of, rebelled against MĂr Jafar, 114-5:
went with Clive to MurshidĂĄbĂĄd to make peace with MĂr Jafar, 116.
RAGHUJĂ BHONSLA, leader of the MarĂĄthĂĄs, 25.
RĂJĂ DULĂB RĂM, joined Clive, 86:
position of his troops at Plassey, 97:
treacherously advised SirĂĄj-ud-daulĂĄ to flee from Plassey to MurshidĂĄbĂĄd, 101:
Finance Minister, 107, 114:
retired to his palace, 114:
refused all intercourse with MĂr Jafar, 114:
reconciliation with MĂr Jafar, 117, 168.
RĂJĂ SĂHIB, son of ChĂĄnda SĂĄhib, in command at North Arcot, 54:
joined by the French, 54:
siege of Arcot, 55:
retreated to Vellore, 55:
defeated at Arni, 57-8:
took Punamallu, 62:
repaired damage at KanchĂpuram, 62:
encamped at VendalĂșr, 62-3:
quitted VendalĂșr, 63:
in ambush at KĂĄveripĂĄk, 64:
remarkable battle of KĂĄveripĂĄk, 64-6:
defeated by Clive, 66:
retreated to Seringham, 68.
RĂJMAHĂL, SirĂĄj-ud-daulĂĄ discovered hiding at, 112:
MĂr Jafar and Clive at, 116.
RIO, Clive delayed for nine months at, 12:
Clive picked up a little Portuguese at, 12.
RUMBOLD, Captain, at Council of War, 92.
SAĂDAT-ULLĂ KHĂN, NawĂĄb of the KarnĂĄtik, 23:
died in 1732, 23:
appointed Dost AlĂ, his nephew, to succeed, 23:
Bakar AlĂ to be Governor of Vellore, 23:
and Ghulåm Husén or Chånda Såhib to be Diwån afterwards, 23.
SAFDAR ALĂ, son of Dost AlĂ, sent to capture Trichinopoli, 24:
proclaimed NawĂĄb, 25:
persuaded MarĂĄthĂĄs to advance on the KarnĂĄtik, 26:
siege of Trichinopoli, 26:
surrendered, 26:
sent his family to Madras, 27:
took refuge at Vellore, 27:
poisoned by his brother-in-law, 27:
his son proclaimed NawĂĄb by the army, 27.
SAIYUD MUHAMMAD KHĂN, son of Safdar AlĂ, proclaimed NawĂĄb, 27:
Anwar-ud-dĂn appointed his guardian, 28:
murdered, 30.
SALĂBAT JANG, proclaimed SĂșbahdĂĄr on the death of Muzaffar Jang, 48.
SALLUSTIAN MOTTO, quoted, 16.
SALT MONOPOLY, 164, 165.
SAMIĂVERAM, occupied by Clive, 68:
battle at, 69-72:
Clive's victory, 73, 183, 211.
SAMRU, Armenian, in command of a special brigade, 153-4:
sent to Baksar, 156.
SARFARĂZ, son of, at DhĂĄkĂĄ, in rebellion against MĂr Jafar, 115.
SĂTĂRA, ChĂĄnda SĂĄhib, prisoner at, 26, 31:
Muzaffar Jang proceeded to, 44.
SAUNDERS, Mr., Governor of Fort St. David, 49:
sent Clive under Mr. Pigot to take provisions to Trichinopoli, 49:
gave Clive his captaincy, 50:
sent him to Devikota, 50.
SCOTT, Colonel, nominated Commander, with Clive as second, 77:
his death, 77.
SCRAFTON, Mr., sent to escort MĂr Jafar to Clive's camp, 107:
informed Aminchand of false document, 113:
appointed Supervisor, 199:
Letters, quoted, 160n.
SELECT COMMITTEE appointed, 147, 161, 191:
opposition of, 166.
SERINGHAM, island to which French retreated from Trichinopoli, 68, 69.
SĂT, banking-house of the SĂ©t family, 168.
SHĂH ALĂM, troops of, repulsed the invasion of BihĂĄr, 153:
installed MĂr KĂĄsim as SĂșbahdĂĄr, 153:
Clive's dealing with, 171:
his capital occupied by the AfghĂĄns, 171:
meeting with Clive at AllahĂĄbĂĄd, 174.
SIRĂJ-UD-DAULĂ, SĂșbahdĂĄr, 78:
seized factory at KĂĄsimbĂĄzĂĄr, 78:
marched to Calcutta, 78:
took possession, 78:
Black Hole of Calcutta, 78-9:
MurshidĂĄbĂĄd capital of, 78, 85:
grandson of AlĂ Vardi KhĂĄn, 85:
overtures to Bussy at HaidarĂĄbĂĄd, 87:
to the MarĂĄthĂĄs, 87:
to Delhi, 88:
to NawĂĄb-WazĂr of Oudh, 88:
quarrelled with MĂr Jafar, 88:
reconciliation with MĂr Jafar to fight against Clive, 88:
sent his army to KĂĄsimbĂĄzĂĄr, 88:
Clive sent declaration of war to, 91:
at Plassey, 95:
fled to MurshidĂĄbĂĄd, 101, 112:
discovered hiding at RĂĄjmahĂĄl, 112:
made over to MĂr Jafar, 112:
interview with MĂr Jafar, 112:
stabbed, 112.
SIVAJĂ, built a fort at GheriĂĄ, 77.
SMITH, Captain F., 187:
at MungĂr, 187.
SMITH, Colonel, 186:
commanding at SurĂĄjpur, 186:
nominated Commander-in-chief by Clive, 191.
SMITH, Major, 186:
commanding at AllahĂĄbĂĄd, 186:
arrested officers, 186.
STANHOPE, Earl, quoted, 192, 209, 210 and n., 211:
History of England, 202n.
STANLEY, Mr., proposed an amendment in the attack against Clive, 208.
ST. FRAIS, Mons., commanding French at Plassey, 96:
formerly member of Council of Chandranagar, 96:
commenced action at Plassey, 98:
remained when SirĂĄj-ud-daulĂĄ fled, 101:
met by Kilpatrick, 102:
retreated, 103:
his final resistance and death, 104.
STERLING, Mr., private school in Hertfordshire, where Clive went on leaving Merchant Taylors', until he was nominated writer in the service of the East India Company, 10.
STYCHE, Robert Clive born at, 9.
SĂBAH, province, 17, 166, 177.
SĂBAHDĂR, chief of a sĂșbah or province, 17:
NizĂĄm-ul-MĂșlk, SĂșbahdĂĄr of the Deccan, 23:
on his death struggles for succession, 44-7:
AlĂ Vardi KhĂĄn, SĂșbahdĂĄr of Bengal, BihĂĄr and Orissa, 85:
SirĂĄj-ud-daulĂĄ succeeded him, 85:
attempts to dethrone the SĂșbahdĂĄr, 86.
SULIVAN, Mr. Lawrence, Chairman of Court of Directors, 144:
enemy of Clive, 144, 203:
excluded Clive from seat in the India House, 145:
elected at Court of Proprietors, 145:
his candidates for second election defeated,
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