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*''A comprehensive History of India, civil, military and social, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt'' by Henry Beveridge 1862 editions (first published 1858) Google Books [http://www.google.com/books?id=XLUIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 Volume 1( -1767) (Books 1, 2, 3)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=hRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 Volume 2 (1762 -1803) (Books 4, 5, 6)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP15 Volume 3 (1808-) (Books 7, 8,9)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA711 Index to all Volumes] | *''A comprehensive History of India, civil, military and social, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt'' by Henry Beveridge 1862 editions (first published 1858) Google Books [http://www.google.com/books?id=XLUIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 Volume 1( -1767) (Books 1, 2, 3)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=hRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 Volume 2 (1762 -1803) (Books 4, 5, 6)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP15 Volume 3 (1808-) (Books 7, 8,9)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA711 Index to all Volumes] | ||
*''The Administration of India from 1859-1868: the First Ten Years of Administration under the Crown'' by Iltudus Thomas Prichard 1869 [http://books.google.com/books?id=YFUuAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 1],[http://books.google.com/books?id=YFUuAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR6-IA1 Contents]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=s1MuAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 2], [http://books.google.com/books?id=s1MuAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR5 Contents] Google Books | *''The Administration of India from 1859-1868: the First Ten Years of Administration under the Crown'' by Iltudus Thomas Prichard 1869 [http://books.google.com/books?id=YFUuAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 1],[http://books.google.com/books?id=YFUuAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR6-IA1 Contents]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=s1MuAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 2], [http://books.google.com/books?id=s1MuAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR5 Contents] Google Books | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9FMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 ''The Englishman in India''] by Charles Raikes 1867 (Google Books) | ||
*''History of India'' published 1906-07 (Archive.org): | *''History of India'' published 1906-07 (Archive.org): | ||
:*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofindia01jackiala Volume 1] ''From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C''., by R.C. Dutt. | :*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofindia01jackiala Volume 1] ''From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C''., by R.C. Dutt. | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 20 March 2013
Scope of FIBIS' Interest
The main focus of FIBIS activities is the ‘sub-continent’ of India but we are also interested in all areas and activities of the British in South Asia including the following between the founding of the East India Company in 1599 to Indian Independence in 1947:
- Afghanistan
- Aden
- Andaman Islands
- Bangladesh
- Benkulen (Sumatra)
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
- China, Macao & Hong Kong
- Indonesia (Borneo, Labuan etc.)
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Persia
- Singapore
- Straits Settlements
Also included are the activities of the East India Company in London and St. Helena.
See also
External links
Historical online books
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The FIBIS Google Books Library has books tagged: History of India | |
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Some general histories available as online books. Please note the dates that these have been written in order to be aware that some of the content may be outdated or incompatible with modern sensibilites.
- A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies by Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal 1804 edition, first published in an English translation 1783 Volume 1, Volume 2 (out of 6 volumes) Google Books
- Transactions in India, from the commencement of the French War in seventeen hundred and fifty-six, to the conclusion of the late peace, in seventeen hundred and eighty-three: Containing a history of the British interests in Indostan, during a period of near thirty years; distinguished by two wars with France, several revolutions and treaties of alliance, the acquisition of an extensive territory, and the administration of Governor Hastings by John Moir 1786 Google Books
- British India analyzed: The provincial and revenue establishments of Tippoo Sultaun and of Mahomedan and British conquerors in Hindostan, stated and considered. In Three Parts by Charles Francis Greville 1795 Google Books
- Part 1 The Object and Principles Of The New Act; The Revenue Regulations of Tippoo Sultaun; and The Provincial Establishments Of Mahomedan Conquerors In British India
- Part 2 Provincial and Revenue Establishments Of British Conquerors
- Part 3 Deductions From The History Of Mahomedan and European Conquerors
- The History of British India Vol 1, by James Mill (1817) Vol 2 (1708-84), Vol 3 (1784-1805) Google Books
- The History of British India 1805 to 1835 Vol 1, by Horace Hayman Wilson (1848), Vol 2 from 1813, Vol 3 from 1823 Google Books
- The History of the British Empire in India Vol 1, by Edward Thornton (1841) Vol 2, 1766-98, Vol 3, 1797-1805, Vol 4, 1805-19, Vol 5, 1823-33, Vol 6, 1833-43 2nd edition 1859 with an “entirely new and enlarged glossary", chronological index, and index Google Books
- The History of the British Empire in India...1844 to 1862: Forming a Sequel to Thornton's History of India Vol 1, by Lionel James Trotter (1866) Google Books, Vol 2 (Archive.org)
- Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849: Vol 1 (to 1814) by William Hough (1853) and Vol 2 (1814-49) Google Books
- A comprehensive History of India, civil, military and social, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt by Henry Beveridge 1862 editions (first published 1858) Google Books Volume 1( -1767) (Books 1, 2, 3), Volume 2 (1762 -1803) (Books 4, 5, 6), Volume 3 (1808-) (Books 7, 8,9), Index to all Volumes
- The Administration of India from 1859-1868: the First Ten Years of Administration under the Crown by Iltudus Thomas Prichard 1869 Volume 1,Contents; Volume 2, Contents Google Books
- The Englishman in India by Charles Raikes 1867 (Google Books)
- History of India published 1906-07 (Archive.org):
- Volume 1 From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C., by R.C. Dutt.
- Volume 2 From the sixth century B.C. to the Mohammedan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great, by V.A. Smith.
- Volume 3 Mediaeval India from the Mohammedan conquest to the reign of Akbar the Great, by S. Lane-Poole.
- Volume 4 From the reign of Akbar the Great to the fall of the Moghul empire, by S. Lane-Poole
- Volume 5 The Mohammedan period as described by its own historians, by Sir H.M. Elliot.
- Volume 6 From the first European settlements to the founding of the English East India company, by Sir W.W. Hunter
- Volume 7 The European struggle for Indian supremacy in the seventeenth century, by Sir W.W. Hunter.
- Volume 8 From the close of the seventeenth century to the present time, by Sir A.C. Lyall.
- Volume 9 Historic accounts of India by foreign travellers, classic, oriental, and occidental, by A.V.W. Jackson
- Dictionary of British-Indian dates: being a compendium of all the dates essential to the study of the history of British rule in India 1866 Google Books
- Slavery and the slave trade in British India: with notices of the existence of these evils in the islands of Ceylon, Malacca, and Penang, drawn from official documents Published 1841 Google Books
- India in 19**-19**: A statement prepared for presentation to Parliament. Government of India Central Publication Branch Archive.org
- India in 1922-23 (1923), Contents; India in 1923-24 (1924) Contents; India in 1930-1931 (1932), Contents. Editions for most years from 1917 to 1935 are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.
