Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c51.s5.5
Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c51.s5.5
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v4.c51.s5.5
De Boigne, in a shorter career of seven years (1789-1795), amassed 32 lakhs of Rupees (£400,000). As he used to say, “there was no reason why any European leader of mercenaries in India should not save eight lakhs of Rupees if he were not an idiot or a drunken sot.” (Compton, 92, 68.)