A Narrative Of The Insurrection Which Happened In The Zemeedary Of Banaris In The Month Of August 1781, And Of The Transactions Of The Governor-General In That District; With An Appendix Of Authentic Papers And Affidavits.
By HASTINGS, Warren [1732-1818].
4to. pp. 4 p.l., 70, [1 leaf], 213. with half-title. modern half calf (extremities rubbed, some light foxing). First Edition. "The narrative refers to the case of Chait Singh, Raja of Benares, who from 1778 onwards (because of the war with France) was obliged to pay additional tribute to the East India Company. After the Raja failed to pay in full in 1780, Hastings sent troops to Benares to put him under arrest but the small British force was massacred by the Raja s men." (Shaw) Hastings himself barely escaped with his life. Singh was eventually deposed, and an augmented permanent tribute was imposed on his successor. A nice copy of an early Calcutta imprint (printing began there in 1777). Shaw, Printing in Calcutta To 1800, 13.
Published by: Calcutta: Printed By Order Of The Governor General, Charles Wilkins Superintendant Of The Press, 1782., 1782
Vendor: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)
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By HASTINGS, Warren [1732-1818].
4to. pp. 4 p.l., 70, [1 leaf], 213. with half-title. modern half calf (extremities rubbed, some light foxing). First Edition. "The narrative refers to the case of Chait Singh, Raja of Benares, who from 1778 onwards (because of the war with France) was obliged to pay additional tribute to the East India Company. After the Raja failed to pay in full in 1780, Hastings sent troops to Benares to put him under arrest but the small British force was massacred by the Raja s men." (Shaw) Hastings himself barely escaped with his life. Singh was eventually deposed, and an augmented permanent tribute was imposed on his successor. A nice copy of an early Calcutta imprint (printing began there in 1777). Shaw, Printing in Calcutta To 1800, 13.
Published by: Calcutta: Printed By Order Of The Governor General, Charles Wilkins Superintendant Of The Press, 1782., 1782
Vendor: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)
