his despondency; arrival of the French expedition revives him, a 398; he
repulses Coote from Arnee, a 399; his death, a 402.

Ibrahim Lodi, the last of that dynasty, defeated by Baber, a 93.

Ibrahim, son of Ali Merdan, governor of Bengal, invites Job Charnock from
Madras, a 214.

Idol temples connected with the state in 1811, dissociated in 1833, c 201.
Impey, Sir Elijah, chief judge of the Supreme Court, a 346, and of the Sudder
Dewanny, a 414.

India, its boundaries, divisions, extent, and population, a 1; its ten divisions,
and ten languages, a 4; its condition on the accession of Baber, a 93; and
after the invasion of Nadir Shah, a 201; and after the battle of Paniput,
a 292; its condition in 1798, b 73; in 1813, b 284; at the close of 1817, b 325;
its altered aspect after the Pindarree and Mahratta war, b 345.

Indian empire, completed by the annexation of the Punjab, which extended it
from Cape Comorin to the Khyber Pass, c 351.

Infanticide, female, its prevalence, c 104; great efforts to eradicate it, c 105;
successful operations in the Punjab, c 356.

Inheritance, Hindoo law of; its persecuting character modified by Lord
W. Bentinck, c 56.

Inland trade, Society for, established by Clive; abolished by the Court of
Directors, a 314.

Istaliff, the virgin fortress of Afghanistan, captured, c 227.

Jauts, emigrate from the banks of the Indus, a 202.

Java, passes under the dominion of Napoleon, b 249; he strengthens the
army and the defences, 6 251; expedition fitted out from Calcutta to con-
quer it, b 250; capture of fort Cornelius, b 251; and of the whole island,
b 252.

Jehander Shah, mounts the throne of Delhi, and is put to death, a 185.
Jehangeer, ascends the throne of Delhi, a 125; his early proceedings, a 126;

marries Noor Jehan, a 127; attacks Malik Amber, and is foiled; subdues
Oodypore, a 129; operations in the Deccan, a 132; seized by Mohabet,
a 133; is released and dies, a 134.

Jellalabad, occupied by Sir Robert Sale, c 205; the miserable defences restored
by Major Broadfoot, c 206; injured by earthquakes, but again completed,
b207; battle of the 7th April, 1842, and total defeat of Akbar Khan,
€ 209.

Jenghis Khan, his antecedents, a 48; defeats Mahomed of Kharism; lays
waste a thousand miles of country; revolution created by him in Central
Asia; founds the Mogul power, a 49.

Jesus Christ, his birth and divine mission, a 20.

Jeypal of Lahore, crosses the Indus, attacks Subuktugeen; submits to him;
refuses the payment he had promised; is attacked, a 28; and totally
defeated, a 29, 30.

Jeypore, the Hindoo raja of, gives a daughter in marriage to Humayoon, and
also to Akbar, a 108; menaced by Ameer Khan, seeks a British alliance,
which he refuses as soon as it is promised, b 316; the last prince to
accept the alliance in 1817, b 333; renewed discord and anarchy, c 24; in-
terference of the British Government, c 24; murder of Mr. Blake, c 25.
Jezzia, an odious poll tax imposed by Aurungzebe on the Hindoos, a 165; and
removed by Mahomed Shah, a 190.

Jhansi, annexation of, c 395.

Jones, Sir Harford, embassy to Persia, b 228.

Joudhpore, the raja of, gives his daughter in marriage to Akbar, a 108; con-
test between the raja and his nobles; differences with the British
Government; raja succumbs on the appearance of a British force, c 23.
Jounpore, becomes an independent kingdom, a 65; it is extinguished eighty
years after; its splendid buildings, a 70.

Kerowlee, Minute of Lord Dalhousie on the death of the raja, c 398; he refers
the question of succession to the Court; their decision, c 398.

Kerulu, the ancient kingdom of, in the Deccan, included in Malabar and Car-
nata, a 22.

Khalsa; the Sikh commonwealth, its character, c 40; the Khalsa army pam-
pered by the rulers becomes insubordinate, c 277; becomes master of the
state, c 278; its strength, efficiency, and spirit, c 281; pours down on the
British territory, c 282; finally and completely conquered and dissolved,
Kharism, the ancient kingdom of, rises upon the ruins of the Seljuks, a 46.
Khelat, treaty with Mehrab Khan, c 145; capture of the fort and death of the
Khan, c 151.

c 347.

Khiva, Russian expedition against it, c 155; and its entire failure, c 157.
Khonds, human sacrifices among them, and efforts to eradicate them, e 108.
Khyberees, defeat Akbar's army, a 114; and baffle Aurungzebe, a 164.
Kidd, Capt., the notorious pirate, captures Mogul ships, a 218.

Kirkee, battle of, b 335.

Knox, Capt., defeats the Nabob of Purneah, a 295.

Kholapore, becomes the seat of the younger branch of the Mahratta royal
family, a 183.

Kooroo-Kshetru, the great battle at, fought between the Kooroos and the
Pandoos, and celebrated in the great epic of the Muhabharut, a 8.
Kootub-ood-deen, his extensive conquests in Hindostan; makes Delhi the
capital of the Mahomedan power in India, a 47; his death, a 48.

Korygaum, battle of, b 348.

Krishnu, his legend, not to be found in the Vedus, a 5; accompanies Yoodis-
thee in his wanderings; his valour at Kooroo-Kshetru; retires to
Dwarka; is slain and deified, a 8.

Kurnu, king, his great liberality, a 21.

Kurruck Sing, succeeds Runjeet Sing, c 273.

Kutlugh Khan, the Mogul, the descendant of Jenghis Khan invades Hindo-
stan, and is defeated, a 56.

Labourdonnais; his antecedents, his abilities; comes out to India with a large
armament to expel the English, a 232; captures Madras, a 233; returns to
Europe, a 234; thrown into the Bastile; his death, a 235.

Lake, Gen., takes the field in 1803, and captures Allygur, b 154; defeats Sin-
dia's army at Delhi, b 156; enters Delhi, and delivers the blind emperor
from captivity, b 157; captures Agra, b 158; and defeats Sindia's army at
Laswaree, b 158; pursues Holkar into the Dooab, and defeats him, b 171;
chases him into the Punjab, brings him to bay, and is obliged to conclude
a disgraceful treaty with him by order of Sir George Barlow, b 193;
raised to the peerage, b 173; besieges Bhurtpore, and is four times repulsed,
b 173; throws up his political appointment in disgust, b 197.
Lall Sing, the paramour of the ranee of Lahore appointed minister, c 280;
commands at Moodkee and at Ferozeshuhur, e 285-286; tried for his
treachery to the British Government, and banished from the Punjab,
c 303.
Lally, appointed Governor of French India; his antecedents; captures fort St.
David; recalls Bussy, a 259; attacks Tanjore without success; unsuccess-
fully besieges Madras, a 260; defeated by Col. Coote at Wandewash,
a 261; nobly defends Pondicherry; which is captured; his lamentablə
fate on his return to Paris, a 263.

Lambert, Commodore, deputed to Rangoon, c 362; blockades the port, and
renders the war inevitable, c 364.

Laswaree, battle of, b 158.

Lauderdale, Lord, appointed by the Whig ministry Governor-General; the
appointment vigorously and successfully resisted by the Court of Direc-
tors, b 207.

Lawrence, Major Stringer, sent against Devi-cotta, a 238; defeats the French
at Bahoor, a 249; baffles them for two years at Trichinopolly, a 249.
Lawrence, Mr. John, afterwards Sir John, in charge of the Jullunder dooab;

c'ears of rebels in a fortnight, c 330; member of the Board of Adminis
tration int he Punjab, c 352; subsequently Governor-General, c 352.
Lawrence, Major Henry, afterwards Sir Henry, Resident at Lahore, c 302; puts
down revolt in Cashmere, c 302; head of the Board of Administration,
c 352.
Lawrence, Major George, afterwards Sir George, in command at Peshawur,
c 323; overpowered by his mutinous troops and made prisoner, c 324.
Legislative power withdrawn from the minor Presidencies, and concentrated
in the Supreme Council, c 85.

Littler, Sir John, besieged at Ferozepore, 283; commands a division at Fero-
zeshuhur, c 287.

Lodi, the Afghan family of, acquires the throne of Delhi, a 69.

Lotteries, abolished, c 269.

Lunar race, a 6.

Macao, occupied by a British force, b 246.

Macartney, Lord, Governor of Madras, a 395; opens negotiations with Tippoo,
a 408; sets Hastings at defiance, a 409; his commissioners sign the treaty
of Mangalore, a 410.

Macaulay, Mr., legislative member of the supreme council, c 85.

Macnaghten, Mr. W. H., his progress in the service, c 123; one of Lord Auck-
land's counsellors, c 123; his mission to Lahore, c 131; appointed envoy
at Cabul, c 141; created a Baronet, c 152; his security while the revolt
was spreading, c 172; his efforts during the siege, c 182; forms a treaty
with Akbar Khan, c 185; negotiates with other chiefs, c 187; assassi-
nated by Akbar Khan, c 189; remarks on his character and proceedings,
Macpherson, Sir John, Governor-General ad interim; his administration,
a 439.
Macpherson, Major, his successful efforts to suppress human sacrifice in
Goomsoor, c 110.

c 189.

Madhoo Rao, becomes Peshwa at the age of eighteen, a 324; his death, a 355.
Madhoo Rao, the second, installed Peshwa when ten days old, a 357; receives
the investiture of regent of the Mogul empire through Sindia, b 45; as-
sembles the whole army of the Mahratta commonwealth, for the last time
at Kurdla, b 55; his tragic death, b 59.

Madras, first establishment of the Company's factory at, a 207; captured by
Labourdonnais, a 233; restored to the English, 237; besieged by Lally
without success, a 260; state of affairs in 1761, a 317.

Madras Council, treaty with the Nizam in 1766, a 326, and in 1768, a 329;
mismanage the war with Hyder, a 330; refuse his offers of peace, a 331; sign
the treaty he dictates, a 332; refuse him the aid they were bound to give
by treaty, a 334; they depose Lord Pigot; seven of the members expelled
by the Court of Directors, a 381; their incredible infatuation, a 388.
Maharajpore, battle of, c 263.

Mahé, captured by the English; Hyder incensed by this act, goes to war,

a 386.

Mahmood Gawan, the able minister of the Bahminy state; his talents; his
success, a 81; assassinated by order of his master, a 82.

Mahmood, succeeds to the throne of Ghuznee; his twelve expeditions to
India, a 29; defeats Jeypal, and the raja of Bhutnere, a 30; captures
Nagarcote, and Thanesur, a 31, and Cunouj, a 32; takes Somnath, and
obtains immense booty, a 34; his death and character, a 35.

Mahomed, his birth; his creed; its diffusion, a 24.

Mahomed Ali, son of Anwar-ood-deen, Nabob of the Carnatic, a 241; be-
sieged in Trichinopolly by Chunda Sahib, a 246; is relieved by Major
Lawrence; puts Chunda Sahib to death, a 248; becomes Nabob; his
character, a 317; made independent by the emperor in 1765, a 319; obliged
to transfer the revenues of the Carnatic to the English Government;
a 396; his debts, a 435. See NABOB OF ARCOT.

Mahomed Ghory, the real founder of the Mahomedan power in India, a 41,
defeated by the Hindoos, a 43; defeats the Hindoo princes in the north,
a 44; defeated by Takash, a 46; subdues the Gukkurs, and is killed by
two of them, a 47.

Mahomed Shah, emperor of Delhi, a 189; his death, a 265.

Mahomed Shah, the last substantive king of the Bahminy dynasty, plunders
Conjeveram, a 81; puts his minister to death, a 82.

Mahomed Toghluk, extinguishes the Hindoo dynasty of Telingana, a 60; bis
extravagant character; his expedition to China, which fails, a 61; his
atrocious cruelties; endeavours to remove the capital to Dowlutabad,
a 62; sends an embassy to the Caliph; revolt of the provinces; universal
anarchy, a 63; his death, a 64.

Mahomedan invasion of India, the first, a 25.

Mahrattas, their rise and progress, a 150; their power founded by Sevajee,
a 152, seat of Government transferred to Ginjee; their extensive depreda
tions, a 177; comparison of their military force with that of the Moguls,
a 178; weakened by internal dissensions, a 183; accession of power gained
by the Convention of 1717, a 188; they invade Bengal, a 226; and the
Carnatic, a 230; their power at its summit, a 287; broken at Paniput,
a 291; their expedition to Hindostan, a 334; invade Rohilcund, a 355;
extract a bond from the Nabob Vizier; enter Oude for plunder, a 336;
retire to their own country, a 337; resources of the Mahratta empire in
1772, a 355; defeated at Arras, a 359; invade Mysore and make peace with
Tippoo, b 3; co-operate with Lord Cornwallis in the Mysore war, & 13:
description of their encampment; siege of Simoga; their main body
returns to the English camp when peace had been concluded, b 21; but
they receive their full share of territory and indemnity, 6 25; totally
defeat Nizam Ali at Kurdla, b 56.

Malavelly, battle of, b 89.

Malcolm, Capt. John, his services at Hyderabad, b 90; envoy to Persia, b 109;
second embassy to Persia, b 229; gains the battle of Mehidpore, & 542;
concludes a personal settlement with the Peshwa, b 352; Sir John Mal-
colm, Governor of Bombay, c 69; collision with the Supreme Court,
c 70; decision of the home authorities, c 72.

Malik Amber, the Abyssinian; his great talent; sustains for twenty years the
sinking state of Ahmednugur; engages the services of the Mehrattas,
a 128; his revenue settlement; burns Mandoo, a 131; joins Shah Jehan,
a 132; his death, a 135.

Malwa, its independence established by Sultan Dilawur; Sultan Hoosung
builds Hoosungabad, a 71; Mahmood Ghilzye founds a new dynasty; his
illustrious reign, a 72; his successor's singular seraglio; Mahmood, the
last king, a 75-76; extinction of the kingdom, a 77.

Mangalore, siege and noble defence of; it capitulates, a 407; treaty of, a 410.
Massacre of the European prisoners at Patna, a 303.

Mauritius, hostile proclamation of the Governor, b74; proposed expedition
frustrated by Admiral Rainier, b 111; depredations of French privateers,
b 248; capture of the island, b 249.

Meanee, battle of, c 247.

Medical college established in Calcutta, c 68.

Medows, Gen., his inefficient campaign of 1790, b 14.

Meer Cassim Nabob, a 296; his vigorous administration; removes his govern-
ment to Monghir; organizes a powerful army, a 297; receives investiture
from the emperor, a 298; plunders Ramnarayun, a 299; his convention
with Mr. Vansittart regarding the transit duties, a 300; rejected by the
Council; he abolishes all duties, a 301; the Calcutta Council declare war
against him; he is defeated at Cutwa and at Gheriah, a 302; massacres
his English prisoners; flies to the Nabob Vizier, a 303.

Meer Jaffier, joins the confederacy against Seraja Dowlah, a 277; made Nabok
a 280; his donations to the English, a 280; deposed, a 296; made Nabobs

second time, a 302; pecuniary engagements with the Calcutta Council,
a 306; his death, a 307.

Meer Joomla; his early career, a 141; prime minister at Golconda; joins
Aurungzebe, a 142; defeats Shah Soojah, a 147; governor of Bengal;
disastrous expedition to Assam; his death, a 149.

Mehidpore, battle of, b 342.

Metcalfe, Mr., envoy to Lahore, checks the career of Runjeet Sing, b 222;
obliges him to sign a treaty, b 225; concludes treaties with the native
princes, b 331; succeeds to the baronetcy, b 373; successful opposition to
Palmer and Co., of Hyderabad, b 373; persuades Lord Amherst to take the
field against Bhurtpore, b 406; appointed Governor of Agra, c 88; and
Governor-General, ad interim, c 88; establishes the liberty of the press,
c91; beneficial results of this measure, c 92; great displeasure of the
Court of Directors, c 94; he throws up the service, c 96; remarks on his
administration, e 97; appointed Governor of Jamaica and of Canada, c 96;
raised to the peerage, c 96.

Mill, Mr. James, despatch on the subject of education, c 64; despatch on the
principles of government after the Charter of 1833, c 87.

Minto, Lord, Governor-General, b 215; his vigorous efforts to restore security
in Bundlecund, b 216; sends embassies to Lahore, Cabul, and Persia,
b 221-230; checks Ameer Khan's designs on Nagpore, b 234; proceeds to
Madras to quell the mutiny, b 244; sends an expedition to Bourbon and
the Mauritius, b 249; proceeds on the expedition to Java, b 249; repre-
sentation to the Court regarding the Pindarees, b 259; superseded, b 253;
returns to England, Oct. 1813, b 254.

Mohabet, pursues Shah Jehan, a 131; is persecuted by Noor Jehan, a 132;
seizes the person of the emperor, a 133; releases him, a 134; raises Shah
Jehan to the throne, a 135.

Monson, Col., his disastrous retreat, b 168.

Montgomery, Mr. Robert, member of the Board of Administration in the Pun-
jab, c 352; draws up a simple code of jurisprudence, c 353.
Moodkee, battle of, c 285.

Moolraj succeeds his father in the government of Mooltan, c 310; coerced and
fleeced by the Khalsa, c 310; offers to resign his post, and the Regency
appoint a new governor, who proceeds with Mr. Agnew and Lieut. Ander-
son to Mooltan, c 311; the officers murdered, c 312; Moolraj raises the
standard of revolt, c 313; besieged by a British force, c 319; siege raised
by the defection of Shere Sing, c 320; siege renewed, c 339; town and
fort captured, e 341.

Moorshed Koolee Khan; his origin; appointed dewan of Bengal, a 221; his
system of government; his persecution of Hindoo zemindars; his remit-
tances to Delhi; his death, a 223.

Moorshedabad, its foundation, a 221.

Morari Rao of Gooty, his fine army; his activity and courage; joins Mahomed
Ali, a 249; his power extinguished by Hyder, a 385.

Mozuffur Jung, aided by the French; defeats Anwar-ood-deen at Amboor,
a 240; assumes the dignity of Soobadar of the Deccan, a 241; falls into
the hands of Nazir Jung, a 242; is released on his death, and saluted Soo-
badar, a 244; killed by the Patan Nabobs, a 245.

Mugudu, grandeur of the kingdom; its maritime trade, a 16.

Muhabharut, the great epic, a 7-9.

Munoo, the institutes of, a 5.

Munro, Major Hector, quells the mutiny of the Bengal Sepoys, a 304; defeats
the Vizier at Buxar, a 305; Sir Hector Munro; his incapacity at Madras,
a 390; retreats before Hyder Ali to the Presidency, a 391.

Munro, Sir Thomas, his celebrated ryotwary system, b 359; his great states-
manship eulogized by Mr. Canning, b 412; appointed Governor of
Madras, b 412; his great services in the first Burmese war, b 412; his
death, 6 412.