Mountstuart Elphinstone in India, 1796-1818
In 1801, at the beginning of his career as a political agent, Mountstuart Elphinstone and a friend were approached by an Indian fakir at the great Hindu shrine of the Juggernaut; the fakir asked “'When will you take this country?' We answered 'Never!' He said 'Yes; you will...
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University of Canterbury. History
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9540 |