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==Scope of FIBIS' Interest== | ==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: | ||
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*[[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]] | |||
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Also included are the activities of the East India Company in [[Home Establishment | London]] and [[St. Helena]]. | |||
[[ | ===See also=== | ||
*[[Presidencies]] | |||
*[[:Category:Locations|Browse British India locations]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
===Historical online books=== | ===Historical online books=== | ||
{{Library|link1=[http://www.google.com/books?uid=4345922024743697884&as_coll=1007&source=gbs_lp_bookshelf_list |tag1=History of India] |link2= |tag2= |link3= |tag3= }} | |||
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 Please note the dates that these have been written in order to be aware that some of the content may be outdated or incompatible with modern sensibilites. | 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 Please note the dates that these have been written in order to be aware that some of the content may be outdated or incompatible with modern sensibilites. | ||
* | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=1ncIAAAAQAAJ ''The History of British India''] Vol 1, by James Mill (1817) [http://books.google.com/books?id=zv8LAAAAYAAJ Vol 2 (1708-84)], [http://books.google.com/books?id=gXgIAAAAQAAJ Vol 3 (1784-1805)] | ||
* | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=wxINAAAAYAAJ ''The History of British India 1805 to 1835''] Vol 1, by Horace Hayman Wilson (1848), [http://books.google.com/books?id=cBINAAAAYAAJ Vol 2 from 1813], [http://books.google.com/books?id=8swNAAAAIAAJ Vol 3 from 1823] | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=u4MfAAAAYAAJ ''The History of the British Empire in India''] Vol 1, by Edward Thornton (1841) [http://books.google.com/books?id=yYYfAAAAYAAJ Vol 2, 1766-98], [http://books.google.com/books?id=B4MfAAAAYAAJ Vol 3, 1797-1805], [http://books.google.com/books?id=rQRXAAAAMAAJ Vol 4, 1805-19], [http://books.google.com/books?id=kB4NAAAAYAAJ Vol 5, 1823-33], [http://books.google.com/books?id=GGYBAAAAQAAJ Vol 6, 1833-43] | |||
* | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=zIMfAAAAYAAJ ''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), [http://www.archive.org/stream/historybritishe00trotgoog#page/n7/mode/1up Vol 2] (Archive.org) | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=CI0cAAAAMAAJ ''Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849''] by William Hough (1853) Vol 1 (to 1814) and Vol 2 (1814-49) | |||
*''History of India'' published 1906-07 (Archive.org): | |||
*''Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849'' by William Hough 1853 | |||
*History of India | |||
:*[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. | ||
:*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofindia02jackiala Volume 2] ''From the sixth century B.C. to the Mohammedan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great'', by V.A. Smith. | :*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofindia02jackiala Volume 2] ''From the sixth century B.C. to the Mohammedan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great'', by V.A. Smith. | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 25 March 2010
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
|
The FIBIS Google Books Library has books tagged: History of India | |
|---|---|---|
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.
- The History of British India Vol 1, by James Mill (1817) Vol 2 (1708-84), Vol 3 (1784-1805)
- The History of British India 1805 to 1835 Vol 1, by Horace Hayman Wilson (1848), Vol 2 from 1813, Vol 3 from 1823
- 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
- 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), Vol 2 (Archive.org)
- Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849 by William Hough (1853) Vol 1 (to 1814) and Vol 2 (1814-49)
- 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