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'A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.' [‎155] (180/342)

The record is made up of 1 volume (315 pages). It was created in 1798. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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FORSTER’S TRAVELS. " 155
vefted the Vizier with the hereditary poffeffion of the province of
Oude.
This prince was now feen to apply with a vigilant affiduity to
the adminiftration of his affairs. The revenue department was
committed to the charge of men of ability and credit, who in
the fpace of a few years enabled him to difcharge a large debt,
and to accumulate a fund for the fnpply of public exigencies.
On his arrival at Oude, after the Allahabad treaty, he called
together, it is faid, his principal officers, and making known to
them the engagements he had made with the Englifh, he defired
their aid in performing the obligation. Through this mode of
requifition, which is often pradlifed by the princes of India in time
of need, the Vizier obtained fome aid; though far fhort of his
neceffities. His Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. , feeing the difficulties that furrounded
him, and the diftreffed Rate of his mind, divefted herfelf of the
jewels, and other valuable ornaments fhe pofTeffed, and entreated
that the amount might be applied to the arrangement of his affairs.
It is mentioned, that Shujah-ud-Dowlah was fo warmly affected by
this mark of the Begum’s attachment, which wholly removed his
embarraffment, that he folemnly fwore, he would never, while he
refided in the fame place, abfent himfelf from her apartment after
a certain hour of the night; and that he would thenceforth ever
efteem her his faithful friend and counfellor. Nor does it appear
that he deviated from the vow he made to the Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. , who be
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A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.

Publication details: printed for R Faulder, New Bond-Street, London. 1798.

Physical Description: Quarto. Contains a folded map.

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