India, Vol. 2: And the Frontier States of Afghanistan, Nipal and Burma (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from India, Vol. 2: And the Frontier States of Afghanistan, Nipal and Burma

Sindia himself was encamped some thirty miles OE at Muttra, the ancient Mathura. He kept Shah Alam in his camp as a kind of state prisoner, while Mr. Anderson as English Resident was in attendance. Mr. Malet was hon ored by an interview with Sindia, and afterward by an audi ence with Shah Alam.

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Excerpt from India, Vol. 2: And the Frontier States of Afghanistan, Nipal and Burma

In 1785 the British empire in India comprised Bengal and Behar in eastern Hindustan; a very little area round Bombay in the western Dekhan; and a larger area round Madras in the eastern Peninsula. There were also two protected princes, namely, the Nawab Vizier of Oude, and the Nawab of the Carnatic. Outside the area of British supremacy were the three native powers who were the bugbear of English statesmen - Nizam Ali, Tippu Sultan, and the Mahrattas.

The Mahrattas were regarded as the most formidable power in India. The heart of the Mahratta empire was weak and palpitating; half shattered by domestic commotions and its recent struggles against the English. The Peishwa at Poona was an infant, and the council of regency was in mortal fear of Tippu Sultan. The real head of affairs at Poona was Nana Farnavese, an able Brahman but no soldier. But the feudatory princes of the Mahratta empire were strong and nominally subordinate to the Peishwa's government.

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