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Author William Dalrymple |
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In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw th[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-4088-6439-5 Article on page: XLI, 522 p. Descriptors: Class number: 954.031 Tags: India ; East India Company ; International business enterprises ; Great Britain ; Economic history ; East India Company History ; India History British occupation, 1765-1947 Languages: English Books
In 1839, nearly 20,000 British troops poured through the mountain passes into Afghanistan and installed the exiled Shah Shuja on the throne as their puppet. But after little more than two years, the Afghans exploded into rebellion. The British w[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-307-94853-3 Article on page: XXXVIII, 515 p. Class number: 958.103 Tags: British--Afghanistan--History--19th century ; Afghanistan--History--British Intervention, 1838-1842 ; Afghanistan--History, Military--19th century Languages: English