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In Jacob’s Own Country

The greatest place to witness John Jacob’s talent is perhaps the Residency of Jacobabad, which now serves as the abode…

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The life of an East India Company official posted in Sindh during British rule

After an exhausting two-month journey from Gujarat, by boat, camel and foot, Eastwick arrived at Sukkur on the bank of…

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America’s ‘Hyder-Ally’: An Indian Sultan & the American Revolution

Hyder Ali believed that an alliance with the French was his best chance at driving the British out of India…

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Guns and the British Empire

The crushing of indigenous arms manufacture was essential to British colonization. PRIYA SATIA In the mid-18th century, advanced areas of…

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The Flower of Ruin

During the 18th century, the Portuguese were the first to employ opium poppies in a lucrative business, growing it in…

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The fall of Sindh to the Company: A Defeat with Many Names

“Sheedian Wari Larrae” – this newly learned name of the Miani battle pushed me to ponder over some questions. Were…

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The Plunder of Hyderabad

The Company looted and put on auction all the public and private property including gold and silver, furniture, crockery, all…

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The authority of dust….

The paths of glory lead but to the grave! By Nazarul Islam Less than a mile from my house in…

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Story of an Irish family who lived and thrived in Punjab

Garrett Hogan’s sons had established successful pharmacy and ‘Tonga’ business in North West Frontier, which at that time was part…

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