| Description |
1 online resource (325 pages) |
| Contents |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; EPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Summary |
The Strange Case of Lord Pigot recounts some interesting and true stories from English settlements in India in the 17th and 18th centuries. It traces several instances of grave insubordination and rebellion at those settlements, and culminates in the public furore over the arrest, imprisonment, and death in confinement, of one of the greatest English governors of Madras. It also recounts the remarkable tale of the rise of the Nawab of Arcot, Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, to power; his contracti .. |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pigot, George, Baron, 1719-1777.
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| SUBJECT |
Pigot, George, Baron, 1719-1777 fast |
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Biography & True Stories.
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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
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Colonialism & imperialism.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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Politics and government
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India -- Politics and government -- 1765-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064939
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India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064915
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India
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443851206 |
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1443851205 |
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1299765661 |
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9781299765665 |
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