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THE

HISTORY

OF

BRITISH INDIA

BY JAMES MILL, ESQ.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

Hoc autem pressè et distinctè excutiamus, sermone quodam activo

et masculo, nusquam digrediendo, nil amplificando.

BACON, De Augm. Scient. lib. ii.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY,

PATERNOSTER ROW.

C. Baldwin, Printer,

New Bridge-street, London.

CONTENTS.

BOOK I.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE BRITISH INTERCOURSE WITH INDIA; AND THE CIRCUM-
STANCES OF ITS PROGRESS, TILL THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMPANY ON A
DURABLE BASIS BY THE ACT OF THE SIXTH OF QUEEN ANNE.

CHAPTER I.

From the Commencement of the Efforts to begin a Trade with India, till the Change
of the Company from a Regulated to a Joint-stock Company

CHAPTER II.

From the Change of the Company into a Joint-stock, instead of a Regulated, Com-
pany, in 1612, till the Formation of the third Joint-stock, in 1631-2.

CHAPTER III.

From the Formation of the third Joint-stock, in 1632, till the Coalition of the Com-
pany with the Merchant Adventurers in 1657..

CHAPTER IV.

From the Coalition between the Company and the Merchant Adventurers, till the
Project for a new and a rival East India Company....

CHAPTER V.

From the Project of forming a new and rival Company, till the Union of the two
Companies by the Award of Godolphin, in the year 1711......

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40

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From the first Invasion of India by the Nations in the North, till the Expulsion of
the Gaznevide Dynasty.

CHAPTER II.

From the Commencement of the first Gaurian Dynasty, to that of the second Gau-
rian or Afghaun Dynasty ..

CHAPTER III.

From the Commencement of the second Gaurian Dynasty, to the Commencement of
the Mogul Dynasty.....

362

429

481

496

509

CHAPTER IV.

From the Commencement to the Close of the Mogul Dynasty

532

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