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Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48395-7 — the Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750 David Veevers Index More Information Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48395-7 — The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750 David Veevers Index More Information Index Abbas, Mir, 47 Dumadapore, 116 Aceh, 181–183, 197–198, 203, 206 founding of English factory, 116, 138 adalat, 143 interlopers, 116–122 Adill, raja, 214–219 Khem Chand Shah, 120 Afghan, 13–14, 112, 114, 161, 264 Malik Bairam, 120 agency problem, 12 Malik Kasim, 120 Agra, 34 prohibition of slave trade, 116 Akbar, 12, 114 shawbunder, 125 Alam, Emperor Shah II, 272 Ball, George, 37 Aldworth Banda islands, 40 Henry, 138 Bank of England, 120 Thomas, 34, 36 Bantal, 225, 231, 235, 237–238 Alley, Captain William, 122–127, 130, 145 Bantam Amboina, 41, 181, 277 agency, 66 Anak Sungai, 216, 218, 225, 233–237, 240, Arya Ranamanggala, pengeran,41–42 245 blockade, 41–42 Andrews, Matthew, 79, 87 Chinese monopoly, 36–37, 41–42 Annesley, Samuel, 15 coup, 182 Arakan, 154 English mediation, 180 Arcot, 256–258, 260, 264 English monopoly over pepper, 181 Armagon English re-establish headquaters at, 42–43 burnt down, 48 expulsion of the English Company, 37, 182 Chetty, raja, 55 founding of the English factory, 36, 180 conflict with Vijayanagara empire, 48–49, Gabang, pengeran,41 72 imperial expansion, 181 famine, 49 jenang, 191–193 fort, 48–52 Ratu, pengeran,41–42 foundation of English factory, 47–49, 113 regents, 37, 41 nayak,47–48 Sultan Abdulfatah Ageng, 182 withdrawal of English from, 49, 62 Bantam Capas, 197 Armenian, 13, 171, 247, 257, 276 Barker, Hugh, 254 Atlantic, 7, 43, 81, 262 Barwell, Charles, 214–217 Aurangzeb, emperor, 13–15, 113, 124, 131, Basra, 45 152, 155, 157, 163–164, 171, 207, 249, Batavia, 11, 39–42, 47, 113, 178, 180, 184, 251, 255, 279 186, 196, See Jakarta Azim-ush-sham, prince, 164 Beard John (junior), 169–171 Baker, Aaron, 27–30 John (senior), 145–146, 148 Balasore Bencoolen attack by English, 149 annexation of Jangallo, 226–230 Chintaman Shah, 120 Anthony Ettrick, 225, 227 commercial hub, 112, 116 as colonial space, 231 286 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48395-7 — The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750 David Veevers Index More Information Index 287 attack of Orang Gunung, 237–238 Brahmin brothers (Venkata and Kanappa), attempted coup de force, 207–209 29–30 Bantam’s claims on, 190–194 Bridger, John, 104 Batavia as a model, 186 Bridgman, James, 117 Chinese, 220, 226, 237–240 Brond, Benjamin, 101–102 cloth imports, 223–224 Buckeridge, Nicholas, 46, 93, 95–96 coffrey slaves, 238–240 Bugis, 198–199, 215, 221, 232 commercial growth, 212 Burdwan, 161 decline in trade, 220–221, 223–225 Buxar, battle of, 272 disarming of Malays, 231 Byam, John, 120 embargo against, 191, 195 English arrival, 184, 186 Cadiz, 122 establishment of English government, Calcutta. See Sutanati 187–189 baptisms, 21 exchanged for Singapore, 241 Basak family, 260 expedition against rebels, 233 capture by Siraj-ud-daula, 265 expedition to relieve Bantal, 236 commercial growth, 259 expenses, 225 conflict with ‘New Company’, 169–173 expulsion of the English, 239–240 expansion of jurisdiction, 259 famine, 225 Fort William, 165, 174 gaming license, 226 foundation of English factory, 158 George Shaw, 220, 224 Henry Frankland, 253 Jenapatwan, 201–209, 212–213, 220 imperial farman, 245–248 Malay ethnicity, 202 Islam, 140 market, 201 population, 259 mint, 201, 205 private trade, 253–254 mutiny of English soldiers, 200 Rajput rebellion, 161–164 plans to withdraw subordinate factories, 217 recapture by the English, 267 return of English, 241 share of investment, 166 return of Malay, 200 Surman’s embassy, 245–247 Richard Farmer, 225–226, 234 trade, 260 Robert Broughton, 221–222 Twenty Four Parganas, 268 Robert Skingle, 226 zamindar, 164–166 salt monopoly, 212, 225–226, 230, 237, Cambodia, 38 252–253 Camphuys, Joannes, 196 shipping, 202, 220 Carnatic. See Arcot shortage of silver dollars, 224–225 Cartwright, Ralph, 54–55, 181 Theophilius Shyllinge, 232 Catholicism, 43, 83, 88 Thomas Cooke, 236–237, 239–240 Cattow, 214, 218–219, 221, 226 volume of private trade, 224 Celebes, 38 York Fort, 189, 194, 201, 208, 212, 217 Chamber, Thomas, 31, 85, 89, 91, 93 Bengal sultanate, 112 Charles I, king, 45 Bernier, Francois, 20 Charles II, king, 7, 9, 80, 82, 91–92, 103–104, Bihar, 112, 116, 251 122, 146, 167, 177, 276 bitchar, 214, 216–217, 219, 222, 228–229, Charnock, Catherine, 139, 160 231, 236 Charnock, Elizabeth, 139 Bloome, Benjamin, 185–196, 198–201, Charnock, Job, 135, 138–143, 147–160, 204–208, 212, 220 164–165, 186–187, 266–267 Bombay, 103, 108, 121, 136, 156, 177–178, Charnock, Mary, 139 205, 242, 272, 280–281, 283 Child, Sir John, 156, 178 Borneo, 38 Child, Sir Josiah, 132, 135, 142, 144–147, 151, Bowman, Maximillian, 64 156, 167, 195, 275 Bowrey, Thomas, 2, 21, 116, 202, 275 China, 82, 261 Bowridge, William, 139, 162 Chinsurah, 130, 136 Bowyer, Francis, 182 Chittagong, 147, 149, 151, 153–154 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48395-7 — The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750 David Veevers Index More Information 288 Index Clarke England (Britain) Thomas (junior), 53 Civil Wars, 45, 69, 74, 81 Thomas (senior), 53–55, 59 colonisation, 7, 19, 43 Clitherow, Sir Christopher, 80 commercial expansion, 261 Clive, Robert, 264, 266–268, 270–272, 278, corporations, 7, 32 281 East Indies squadron, 263 Cocks, Richard, 40 economic crises, 44 Cogan, Andrew, 51, 53–54, 57, 59, 61–67, Glorious Revolution, 167 69–71, 73, 76, 85, 91 leading trader in Asian goods, 261 Cogan, Richard, 66 mercantilism, 32 Collet, Joseph, 229–234, 256–258 Navigation Acts, 81 Courteen Association, 45, 50, 74 Northwest Passage, 31 Courteen, Sir William, 45 parliament, 12, 74, 134, 167–169, 172–173, Cromwell, Oliver, 75, 77, 79, 81–82, 282 262, 270 Cuddalore. See Fort St David proprietary grants, 7 Curtis, William, 86 re-export trade, 262 Cutcheel, Raja. See Jangallo war against Dutch, 41 war against France, 263 Dacca, 116, 122–123, 133, 141, 151, 159, war against Spain, 31, 75 162–163 English East India Company Dawes, William, 93, 97–99 colony building, 152, 160, 165, 178, 186 Day, Francis, 50, 56–58, 60, 62–66, 68–69, 71, court of committees, 8, 34, 42, 45–46, 73, 76, 91, 111 51–52, 62, 65, 69, 73–76, 79–82, 87, Deccan, 1, 113, 131, 152, 171, 255, 278 90–91, 96–97, 102–103, 105–107, 120, Delhi, 13, 138, 245–246, 249–252, 256, 260, 122, 126, 132, 146–147, See East India 272 House, See court of directors diwan, 161, 251, 272 court of directors, 135, 156, 158, 162, 165, Dixon, Hugh, 102 169, 173, 183, 186, 223, 253, 266 Dodsworth, Edward, 34 East India House (building), 80 Downton, Nicholas, 34 factions within leadership, 45, 81, 136–137, Duke, Matthew, 39 146 Dupleix, Francois, 263 fiscal-military weakness, 16, 20, 38, Durson, Captain John, 122 40, 43, 46, 150, 191, 194, 211, 217, Dutch East India Company (Verenigde-Oost- 219, 222 Indische-Compagnie) foundation, 31 ban on private trade, 261 interlopers, 89, 115–128, 130–134, Bantam, 37–38, 180, 182–183, 189 139–140, 145, 156, 166 colonisation, 7 investment, 33, 44, 46, 71, 74, 79, 166, 252, conflict with the English Company, 37–38 261 conflict with Vijayanagara empire, 72 New Company, 168–173 failure to settle Bencoolen, 186 organisation, 33, 74, 82, 261 Hereen-Zeventien (Gentlemen Seventeen), permanent joint-stock, 79, 81, 89 11 private trade, 107–108, 223–224, 252–254 Inderapura, 184, 196–199, 213 privileges, 5, 44, 46, 53, 61, 67, 73, 111, intervention in Anak Sungai, 234 128, 164, 174, 184, 196–197, 245–246, protection of William Hedges, 132 252, 255–256, 258, 265, 267 relationship with the Dutch state, 38 rebellions, 108 Silebar, 189–190 records, 22 subordination to Asian states, 16, 115 relationship with English state, 7, 22, 38–39, union with the English Company, 38–43 41, 70, 73, 75, 167–169, 173, 262–264, war with Siam, 94 268, 271 religious policy, 76, 84, 95 Eagle, 57, 60, 62–63 shipping, 34, 38, 40–41, 45, 51, 61, 70–71, Edwards, Richard, 118, 120 75, 80, 103, 135, 147 Elizabeth I, queen, 31–33 subordination, 213 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48395-7 — The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750 David Veevers Index More Information Index 289 subordination to Asian states, 5, 16, 19, 44, Indo-Portuguese family, 65 48, 61, 64, 72, 74, 94, 115–116, 123, 133, marriage of daughters, 118 144, 148, 168, 177, 179–180, 182, 189, Thomas Chamber, 86 195, 201, 210–211, 214, 242, 253, 258, wealth, 68 265 Griffith, Henry, 1–4 trade, 142, 155, 159, 166, 168, 188, 252, 260 Gulemat, Sultan union with the Dutch VOC, 38–43 alliance with Orang Gunung, 237 use of force, 37, 41, 104, 135–138, 144, authority limited by English, 233 156–157, 162–163, 195–196, 213–239, conflict with Raja Adill, 217–218 267, 271 deposed by English, 234–235 withdrawal of factories, 40, 45, 47, 51, 76, destruction of Bencoolen, 239–240 79, 217, 225, 236 election as sultan, 213 Eyre, Charles, 139, 152–153, 155, 159–160, expedition to conquer Manduta, 214 162–165, 172, 259 invasion of Anak Sungai, 235–236 mother, 215 Farrukhsiyar, emperor, 174, 245–246, 248–249 opposition to Muhammad Syah, 214 faujdar (police chief ), 15, 123 siege of Bantal, 236 Fleetwood, Robert, 2–4 submission of Raja Quasso, 219 Fort St David, 261 Gurney, John, 27, 29 Fort St George.
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