ABSTRACT

Recognised on its first publication in 1920 as a valuable and illuminating study of the beginnings of colonial rule in India, this work gives a comprehensive account of Dupleix’s rise to power in Southern India and his consequent rivalry with Clive. The author was for many years’ keeper of the records at Madras and delved deeply into the sources there, and in England and France to write what was, and is still, an indispensable contribution to the study of the French and British struggle for predominance in India.

part I|1 pages

The French Effort

chapter Chapter I|28 pages

The War of the Austrian Succession

chapter Chapter II|23 pages

The Successes of Dupleix

chapter Chapter III|30 pages

The Failure of Dupleix

chapter Chapter IV|19 pages

Bussy in the Deccan

chapter Chapter V|11 pages

The Policy of Dupleix

part II|1 pages

The English Achievement

chapter Chapter I|21 pages

The Overthrow of Siraj-Ud-Daula

chapter Chapter II|20 pages

Clive’s First Government

chapter Chapter III|32 pages

The Supremacy of the Carnatic

chapter Chapter IV|23 pages

The Policy of Non-Intervention

chapter Chapter V|25 pages

The Downfall of Mir Kasim

chapter Chapter VI|14 pages

Clive’s Political Settlement

chapter Chapter VII|18 pages

Clive’s Administrative Settlement