The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 21
Page 26
... seized by a strong convulsion as he sate administering justice in his despoiled palace at Dehli , and expired almost immediately , about the 16th of April , A.D. 1748 . CHAPTER IV . A.D. 1748-54 . Ahmad Shah - The 26 FALL OF MOGHUL EMPIRE .
... seized by a strong convulsion as he sate administering justice in his despoiled palace at Dehli , and expired almost immediately , about the 16th of April , A.D. 1748 . CHAPTER IV . A.D. 1748-54 . Ahmad Shah - The 26 FALL OF MOGHUL EMPIRE .
Page 27
... immediately after that of the late Emperor . - The eldest son of the old Nizám contended with the nephew of the deceased Saádat whose name was Mansur , but who is better known by his title of Safdar Jang - for the Premiership , or ...
... immediately after that of the late Emperor . - The eldest son of the old Nizám contended with the nephew of the deceased Saádat whose name was Mansur , but who is better known by his title of Safdar Jang - for the Premiership , or ...
Page 34
... immediately acted upon ; the unfortunate monarch was blinded and consigned to the State prison of Salim Garh , adjoining the palace ; and a son of Jáhándár Sháh , the com- petitor of Farokhsiar , proclaimed Emperor under the sounding ...
... immediately acted upon ; the unfortunate monarch was blinded and consigned to the State prison of Salim Garh , adjoining the palace ; and a son of Jáhándár Sháh , the com- petitor of Farokhsiar , proclaimed Emperor under the sounding ...
Page 55
... immediately mounted and sent for the Pandit . While the latter was corroborating the tidings brought by his master , Ahmad , sitting on his horse , was smoking a Persian pipe and peering into the darkness . All at once the Mahratta ...
... immediately mounted and sent for the Pandit . While the latter was corroborating the tidings brought by his master , Ahmad , sitting on his horse , was smoking a Persian pipe and peering into the darkness . All at once the Mahratta ...
Page 59
... immediately carried out . The forward movement of the Moslems began at 1 P.M. The fight was close and obstinate , men fight- ing with swords , spears , axes , and even with daggers . Between 2 and 3 P.M. the Peshwa's son was wounded ...
... immediately carried out . The forward movement of the Moslems began at 1 P.M. The fight was close and obstinate , men fight- ing with swords , spears , axes , and even with daggers . Between 2 and 3 P.M. the Peshwa's son was wounded ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abdáli Afghan Afrásyáb Agra Ahmad Allahabad army artillery attack Aurangzeb authority battalions battle Begam Bengal Bhao Bhartpur Bihár Boigne British Calcutta Calcutta Gazette camp campaign chief command Crown 8vo death Deccan Dehli Doáb Emperor Empire enemy English European favour force Francklin French Ghausgarh Gházi Gházi-ud-din Gholám Kádir Gohad Government Gwalior Hindu Hindustan Holkar horse Imperial India infantry Ismail Beg Jaipur Jamna Játs Jodhpur joined Kuli Khán lakhs late latter leader Lucknow Mádhoji Sindhia Mahrattas Majad-ud-daulah marched Meerut minister Mir Mannu Mirza Najaf Khán Moghul Moghul Empire Mohamad Beg Mohamadan Mohammad Musalman Najaf Kuli Najib native Nawab Nizám officers once palace Pánipat Patel Pathans Persian Peshwa plunder present prince provinces Rájput Rána retired Rohilkand Rohillas rupees Safdar Jang Sardhana sent Shah Shah Alam Shujäá Shujäá-ud-daulah Sikhs Singh soon Sumroo Suraj territory throne tion troops Vazir Viceroy of Audh Vide sup Zábita Khán
Popular passages
Page 43 - Thirteen Years among the Wild Beasts of India ; their Haunts and Habits, from Personal Observation ; with an account of the Modes of Capturing and Taming Wild Elephants.
Page 43 - To note the various countries, provinces, or territorial divisions, and to describe the physical characteristics of each, together with their statistical, social, and political circumstances.
Page 40 - Mogul Empire. From the death of Aurungzeb to the overthrow of the Mahratta Power, by HENRY GEORGE KEENE, BCS Second edition.
Page 43 - SEWELL, Madras Civil Service. Post 8vo. 8s. *** The object of this work is to supply the want which has been felt by students for a condensed outline of Indian History which would serve at once to recall the memory and guide the eye, while at the same time it has been attempted to render...
Page 11 - Haydn's Book of Dignities : Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Judicial, Military, Naval, and Municipal, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time.
Page 19 - CHARLES MARVIN. The Region of the Eternal Fire. An Account of a Journey to the Caspian Region in 1883. New Edition.
Page 28 - THE BRITISH REPTILES: A Plain and Easy Account of the Lizards, Snakes, Newts, Toads, Frogs, and Tortoises indigenous to Great Britain.
Page 43 - A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government Of the Viceroy Of India. Revised and Edited by SIR ROPER LETHBRIDGE, CIE, formerly Press Commissioner in India, &c., and ARTHUR N. WOLLASTON, CIE, of HM's Indian (Home) Civil Service, Translator of the
Page 27 - WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY; or, Science in the Cottage ; being Memoirs of Naturalists in Humble Life. Crown 8vo, cloth, y.