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Bengal Past & Present. 1949

1949

And [39b] at the time of sunset ('asar) when the illumination and the fatiha of the dastar-ltwan were being performed the lamps lighted up the eyes of the people In the midst of the merriment and show Shahamat Jang and Hasan Quli Khan brought Nawab Siraj-ud-daula to the feet of Alivardi because Alivardi being displeased with him for his having demolished the kettldrums of Alayar Khan had [...] At the time of the bridegroom proceeding to the house of the bride according to the custom of India— which is called the day of sachiq Akramuddaula the full brother of Siraud-daula whom Shahamat Jang had brought up with all his heart's affection as a son died of small-pox. [...] The hazaris for the release of these men and a crowd of soldiers on the plea of discussing their pay [due] encircled the house of Siraj-ud-daula and stopped the supply of food and water for him by occupying the roof and walls of his mansion. [...] When after finishing the merriment and music of the coronation he turned to the administration of the country some men who were not worthy of being his advisers now getting the power of speaking to him opened their tongue in censure and turned his heart away from the confidants and sardars of Alivardi Khan and raised suspicions in his mind against them. [...] ENGLISH CONQUEST THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH THEIR CAPTURE OF CALCUTTA FIRST DEFEAT OF SIRAJ-UD-DAULA When some years before this the English and the French had been fighting between themselves the French by fraud—which is the special characteristic of the hat-wearers —had captured the English factory of Madras and seized many English merchantships ; on hearing the news of it some men-of-war
history
Pages
80
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120279
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-i Debendra Banerjee view
Frontmatter
i-iii Debendra Banerjee view
Alivardi Khan & Siraj-Ud-Daula
1-25 Jadunath Sarkar view
The System of Muslim Justice
26-30 N. K. Sinha view
President’s Address 1949—Impact of Islam on Orissa and Bengal Contrasted
31-36 K. R. Qanungo view
Invalid Jagirs
37-39 Kalipada Mitra view
The Mausoleum of a Saint of the Madari Order of Sufis at Hilsa Bihar
40-52 Syed Ansari view
Currency and Banking in Bengal and Bihar during Years of Transition (1756-1835)
53-61 Kalikinkar Datta view
A Household Affair of the Murshidabad Nawab
62-63 Tapan Raichoudhuri view
Calcutta Historical Society
64-69 Debendra Banerjee view
Editor’s Note Book
70-74 Debendra Banerjee view
Backmatter
i-ii Debendra Banerjee view

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