II. THE NEW INDIAN RENT BILL

In 1786, when Lord Cornwallis came to India, the province of Bengal and Behar, now containing a flourishing population of some seventy millions, was in the last extremity of decay. Despoiled by successive conquerors, it had been handed over, by a degenerate descendant of the great Akbar, to the East...

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Published in:The National review 1883-12, Vol.2 (10), p.588-595
Main Author: Pellew, Fleetwood H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In 1786, when Lord Cornwallis came to India, the province of Bengal and Behar, now containing a flourishing population of some seventy millions, was in the last extremity of decay. Despoiled by successive conquerors, it had been handed over, by a degenerate descendant of the great Akbar, to the East India Company, in return for pecuniary and other assistance.
ISSN:0959-4205