A View of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the English Government in Bengal
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Excerpt from A View of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the English Government in Bengal: Including a Reply to the Misrepresentations of Mr. Bolts, and Other Writers Abdalla Shah, king of the Durannies. - Abdalla, in Arabic, signifies the slave of God, from Abd, a slave, and Alia, the name or attribute of God; and Shah implies king. Afghans are those tribes of Mahommedans who inhabit the northern parts of India, called sometimes Pattâns, and esteemed the best soldiers in the country. Anna, the sixteenth part of a rupee. Assàmmies, dependents, or any persons on whom a claim is made. Attach, the name of a river that separates the province of Lahôre from Peifhor, the stream of which is mostly so very rapid, that there is but one place where an army can conveniently pass it. Auméen, a Supra-visor, or officer employed by the government to examine and regulate the state of the revenues of any district. Aumil, Aumildar, An officer of the revenues, inferior to both an Auméen, and Zemeendar. Aurùngs, places where goods are manufacture for sale. Banyàn, Gentoo servant, employed in the management of commercial affairs. Barjàut, an oppressive custom of forcing the natives to buy goods beyond the market price. Bàtta, exchange, also diet money, allowed to the troops in the field. Bazàr, or market, where all articles of life and luxury are daily fold. Bégum, a princess, a title given to every lady of rank. Bégah, a measure of land; see note at the bottom of page 221 of the Appendix, for a particular explanation of this measurement. Béetle-leaf, the name of an aromatic leaf, growing like a vine, which the natives of India of all ranks constantly chew, with the nut called beetle-nut, and other ingredients, between their meals. Béetle-nut, the nut of a tall slender tree, eat with the beetle-leaf. Bercundàss, a match-lock man. Board, in this publication always implies the governor and council at Fort William in Bengal. Buxy, or rather Bukshy, a pay-master. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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