Sketches of Rulers of India, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Sketches of Rulers of India, Vol. 4 Much misconception exists both as to the constitution of the Native States of India, and as to the extent of the area that they occupy in the vast Indian Empire of Great Britain. Sir John Strachey, in his valuable work, India, has thus written: ´The term Native States is apt to convey the idea that they are Indian nationalities existing in the midst of our great foreign dominion. This indeed is the popular English belief. It is assumed that in our conquest of India we imposed our rule on people that had previously been governed by princes of their own race: that we took the place of ancient Native dynasties which we destroyed, and that, having kept for ourselves the more valuable provinces, we have for one reason or another allowed some portions of India to retain their Native governments. No suppositions could be more contrary to fact. When, after the death of Aurangzib in 1707, the Mogul empire was breaking up, a scramble ensued for the fragments, and this lasted through the greater part of the eighteenth century. The chief competitors during the latter half of the struggle were the Mahrattas, the Muhammadan Powers of southern India, and the English. The larger share of the gain fell to the English, but our competitors had no better titles than our own. All alike were foreigners in the countries for which they were contending.´ Similarly, Sir Alfred Lyall, in his Asiatic Studies, as quoted by Sir John Strachey, has written: ´One of the popular notions in England and Europe regarding the establishment of the English Empire in India is that our conquests absorbed nationalities, displaced long-seated dynasties, and levelled ancient nobilities. 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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