The British World in the East: A Guide... to India, 1. köideW. H. Allen and Company, 1847 |
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Page xii
... Defeat of the Mahratta princes 265 • Deposition of the Peshwa ( the head of the confederacy ) , and annexation of his dominions Destruction of the Pindarries . • 268 269 CHAPTER V. - FROM THE END OF THE MAHRATTA AND xii CONTENTS .
... Defeat of the Mahratta princes 265 • Deposition of the Peshwa ( the head of the confederacy ) , and annexation of his dominions Destruction of the Pindarries . • 268 269 CHAPTER V. - FROM THE END OF THE MAHRATTA AND xii CONTENTS .
Page 74
... Peshwa , the official title of a minister of the Rajah ; of Holkar , the founder of which was a shepherd ; and of Sindia , which sprang from a menial servant . The two last began their career of adventure as officers of the first . A ...
... Peshwa , the official title of a minister of the Rajah ; of Holkar , the founder of which was a shepherd ; and of Sindia , which sprang from a menial servant . The two last began their career of adventure as officers of the first . A ...
Page 75
... Peshwa Baji Rao , the Rajah's able minister . The Mahratta torrent seemed now resistless , and the demands of the Peshwa upon the unhappy emperor , whom he beat both in the field and the cabinet , became so extravagant that even Asof ...
... Peshwa Baji Rao , the Rajah's able minister . The Mahratta torrent seemed now resistless , and the demands of the Peshwa upon the unhappy emperor , whom he beat both in the field and the cabinet , became so extravagant that even Asof ...
Page 126
... Peshwa , that " those communities contain in miniature all the materials of a state within themselves , and are almost sufficient to protect their mem- bers if all other governments were withdrawn . " In them the Patail was the chief ...
... Peshwa , that " those communities contain in miniature all the materials of a state within themselves , and are almost sufficient to protect their mem- bers if all other governments were withdrawn . " In them the Patail was the chief ...
Page 223
... Peshwa , was , according to usage , a Brahmin ; and , by a not less regu- lar custom , he had succeeded in usurping the chief power of the state , and rendering his office hereditary in his family . His court was at Poonah , and he was ...
... Peshwa , was , according to usage , a Brahmin ; and , by a not less regu- lar custom , he had succeeded in usurping the chief power of the state , and rendering his office hereditary in his family . His court was at Poonah , and he was ...
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