The Transition in Bengal, 1756–75 : A Study of Saiyid Muhammad Reza Khan (Paperback)

Preface; List of Company servants with their Mughal titles; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: the twilight of Mughal Bengal; 2. The early life of Reza Khan and his first public office in 1756; 3. The involvement in politics, 1760?1763; 4. The Naibat at Dacca, 1763?1765; 5. The Naibat Subahdari at Murshidabad, 1765; 6. Reza Khan at the zenith of his power, 1765?1767; 7. The early reverses, 1767?1768; 8. Conflict of interests: opposition to trade monopolies and proposal for supervisorships, 1769; 9. The conflict deepens, 1769?1770; 10. The rearguard action and Reza Khan's arrest, 1770?1772; 11. The 'Inquisition', 1772?1775; Select bibliography; Index.