Nandlal Chatterji

Clive and the Company's Fire-Arms

By Nandlal Chatterji

Focusing on military supply, this article reveals that the East India Company’s troops were equipped with poor‑quality fire‑arms during Clive’s tenure. Arms procured from unapproved suppliers were…

Clive and the Company's Gumastahs

By Nandlal Chatterji

This article investigates the abuses perpetrated by the East India Company’s gumastahs (local agents) during Robert Clive’s second administration in Bengal. A letter from Muhammad Riza Khan dated…

Some Anglo‑French Disputes in Bengal during post‑diwany Period

By Nandlal Chatterji

The article explores the strained relations between the English East India Company and the French authorities in Bengal after 1765 when the Company obtained the revenue‑collecting rights (Diwani).…

A forgotten treaty between Shujauddaulah and the English

By Nandlal Chatterji

A forgotten treaty between Shujauddaulah and the English highlights the complex diplomatic dynamics between the Vazir of Oudh and the British East India Company in late 1767. Despite reports of…

A Forgotten Conspiracy against the English in Bengal

By Nandlal Chatterji

Mir Qasim's Army

By Nandlal Chatterji

This article examines the ambitious military reforms of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, during the early 1760s. Recognising that his obsolete, ill‑disciplined forces could not match the British East…

Mir Qasim at Monghyr

By Nandlal Chatterji