A History of Agriculture in India v2.c88.s3.144

v2.c88.s3.144

1728 Jaisingh's Jaipur Astronomical tables completed, constructed from his own observations for seven years 1732 The *Muntakhib-ul Lubab* of Muhammad Hashim, Khafi Khan, a history of Hindustan from 1519 to 1718, is published 1735 East Jamuna canal dug by Muhammad Shah 1737 11-12 Oct. Great hurricane and earthquake at Calcutta and up the Ganges; 300,000 lives were lost and 20,000 vessels of all sizes were cast away 1739 26 Jan. Nadir Shah defeats the Mughal armies at Shah-daula 24 Feb. Muhammad Shah’s army under Burhan-ul-Mulk is defeated. Deputations to the Persian camp result in a complete capitulation. 19 March. Muhammad Shah enters Delhi, followed next day by Nadir Shah 1744 21 May. War declared between France and England 1747 A great famine prevails in Gujarat 1748 Jan.-Feb. Ahmad Khan Durani captures Lahore AHMAD SHAH (1748-1754) 1750 Warren Hastings arrives at Calcutta as a civil servant of the East India Company 1751 Ahmad Shah Durani again invades the Panjab, defeats Mu’in-ul-Mulk and demands the cession of the Panjab, which is yielded ALAMGIR II (1754-1759) 1760 24 July. The Maratha army, under Vishvasrav, the son of Balaji Bajirav, and Sadashiv Bhau, invests Delhi, which capitulates in ten days SHAH ’ALAM II (1759-1806) 1761 The Sikhs assume greater power, and elect a certain Chintia as their Emperor at Lahore, they are defeated by a Durani invasion 1763 Surajmal Jat of Bharatpur, now master of Agra, makes an attempt to capture Delhi 1765 A dak (postal service) established between Calcutta and Murshidabad 1767 Ahmad Shah Durani again invades the Punjab. He overran several Sikh districts towards Delhi, and returned to his own country the Roman world, and the most formidable of the barbarian tribes, the Goths, were now united under the sceptre of a single king. The Goths, who had been so long the terror of the empire, were now its most faithful allies; and the Roman legions, which had once been the masters of the world, were now the humble servants of the Gothic kings. The history of the Goths, from the time of their first appearance in the Roman world to the final extinction of their power, is a history of the gradual decline and fall of the Roman empire. The Goths, who had been the most formidable enemies of the Roman empire, were now its most faithful allies; and the Roman legions, which had once been the masters of the world, were now the humble servants of the Gothic kings. The history of the Goths, from the time of their first appearance in the Roman world to the final extinction of their power, is a history of the gradual decline and fall of the Roman empire.