Dupleix (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

George Bruce Malleson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331071097 ISBN 13: 9781331071099

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how one determined statesman sparked a French vision to shape India’s 18th-century power map.

In this detailed history, the book traces how France built an early Indian empire through strategy, finance, and daring voyages. It follows Colbert’s rise to power, the creation of major trading companies, and the bold moves that brought Madagascar and parts of India into France’s orbit. You’ll see how leaders, diplomats, and soldiers shaped a contest with England that stretched across oceans and centuries.

From the first French factories in India to defining clashes with rival powers, the narrative blends political maneuvering with on‑the‑ground campaigns. It looks at the people who drove reform, the schemes that hoped to outwit rivals, and the costly outcomes of imperial ambition. The story culminates in a long, hard look at how Dupleix’s plans influenced later events in South Asia and the larger history of European power in the region.

• How finance, trade charters, and state backing fueled colonial ventures
• Key figures and decisions that shaped early French presence in India
• Interactions between European powers and local rulers during the period
• Long-term effects of imperial strategy on South Asia’s political landscape

Ideal for readers of historical biographies and large-scale empires, this volume offers a clear view of a pivotal era in Indian and Atlantic history.

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Excerpt from Dupleix 'The immense riches, ' wrote the Abbe Guyon in 1774, 'which the Portuguese, the English, and the Dutch had drawn from the East Indies, invited the French to follow them in those remote and unknown countries, in order to partake of the advantages of which commerce was there productive.' For many years, indeed, the 'invitation, ' as the Abbe calls it, had dangled before the French people. For many years they had failed successfully to respond to it. In vain had Francis I in 1537 and 1543, and Henry III in 1578, exhorted their subjects to make long voyages. As these exhortations were unaccompanied by any promise of a State subsidy, as had been similar offers in the three countries which preceded France in the race for the commerce of the East, they produced no effect whatever. 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."

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331071097
• ISBN 13: 9781331071099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194