Our Indian Protectorate: An Introduction to the Study of the Relations Between the British Government and Its Indian Feudatories (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles Lewis Tupper

9780266612841: Our Indian Protectorate: An Introduction to the Study of the Relations Between the British Government and Its Indian Feudatories (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0266612849 ISBN 13: 9780266612841

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Understand the evolving ties between the British government and its Indian feudatories.

This concise study explains how protectorates and native states shaped governance in colonial India, from feudal roots to modern administration.

Drawing on historical detail, the text examines how sovereignty, adoption, and succession affected rulers, chiefs, and communities. It compares Indian institutions with European feudal concepts, showing how land revenue, jdgirs, zamindaris, and princely states interacted with imperial authority. You’ll see how policy shifts, court structures, and revenue systems influenced stability, loyalty, and control across regions such as the Marhatta country, Bengal, the Punjab hills, and the Deccan.

How native states gained, retained, or lost sovereignty under British rule
Different forms of tenure, adoption, and succession that shaped leadership
Tax systems, revenue management, and administrative arrangements across provinces
Cases from Bengal, the Sikhs, the Marathas, and other regions illustrating feudal dynamics and protectorate policy

Ideal for readers of imperial policy, administrative history, and the legal history of sovereignty in South Asia.

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