Author: Sir John Malcolm
Publisher: Aryan
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 558
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8173051992
Description
This work(in two volumes is an absorbing and informative account of Central India. The author, Sir John Malcolm, has attempted a very minute and first hand account of the region which reveals it both in depth and on personal level. The book contains the collection of facts illustrative of the genuine history and character of the natives of central India and is a clear and complete exposition of the times the author had set himself to chronicle.
The book offers a balanced history of the region and also provides a fascinating account of British imperial relations with the princely states. It is thus a work of great historical importance and would interest historians, anthropologists, sociologists, scholars and general readers.
Contents
VOLUME -I
Observations on the Geography, Soil, Climate and Productions of Central India
History of Malwa
Mahratta Invasion of Malwa
The Families of the Puars of Dhar and Dewass
Family of Sindia
Family of Holkar
Events at the Court of Holkar; Ameer Khan; Nabobs of Bhopal
Rise, Progress, and Annihilation of the Pindarries
The Rajpoot Princes and Chiefs of Central India
Government of the States of Central India
VOLUME-II
Administration of Revenue
Population of Central India
Contrasted View of the State of Central India in 1817 and 1821
Reflections on the Condition of the British Power in Central India-Its future administration-Courts of Punchayet
Concluding Observation
Numerous Appendices