The People Of India Vol 8

Excerpt from The People of India, Vol. 8: A Series of Photographic Illustrations of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan Calcutta. The young Rajah of Mysore continued under the joint superintendence Of the Hindoo minister of the state, and of British Officers at his court. He was well educated, and it was hoped would administer satisfactorily the dominions allotted to him; but when be attained his majority, he not only squandered the large accumulation which had accrued during his minority, but fell deeply into debt, and Oppressed his subjects so severely, that violent outbreaks occurred, which required English interference to subdue. In 1831-2 the Rajah's authoritv was set aside, and the administration conducted by English Officers. The state remained in this condition till the Rajah's death. For some years before this event he had been desirous, as he had no male heir, of adopting the son Of a relative as heir, and this permission was finally granted. The prince elected is being educated for his high station, and it may be hoped may prove a more efficient and more practical ruler than the late Maharajah. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.