A Brief History of the Bhopal Principality in Central India Tapa blanda - 2006

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The exact period when Dost Mahomed founded the Bhopal principality is not stated in any printed work. He was born in the year 1657, and came, when young, to Delhi, it may be supposed, about the year 1680. It is, therefore, probable that the Bhopal principality was founded about 150 years ago at a period when many of the existing principal Native powers were but small states. In the year 1778, when the Bombay and Supreme Government had determined to place Ragoba (Ragonath Rao) on the throne of Poonah, as Peshwah, a measure distasteful to the principal party at that Court, and to the Mahrattahs the latter confederated against the Bombay Government, and assembled, as acknowleged by themselves. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.