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Page 408
... British hegemony in the region of the Bay of Bengal . The First An- glo - Burmese War arose from friction between Arakan in western Burma and British - held Chittagong to the north . After Burma's de- feat of the kingdom of Arakan in ...
... British hegemony in the region of the Bay of Bengal . The First An- glo - Burmese War arose from friction between Arakan in western Burma and British - held Chittagong to the north . After Burma's de- feat of the kingdom of Arakan in ...
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... British statesman who maintained a position of power in the British Conservative Party for 50 years ; he was prime minister from 1902 to 1905 , and as foreign secretary from 1916 to 1919 he is perhaps best remembered for his World War I ...
... British statesman who maintained a position of power in the British Conservative Party for 50 years ; he was prime minister from 1902 to 1905 , and as foreign secretary from 1916 to 1919 he is perhaps best remembered for his World War I ...
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... British interests . By 1765 the British East India Company had secured the revenue rights ( dewanee ) for Bengal , which marked the be- ginning of the British Empire's rule in India . Local handicraft industries , especially the muslin ...
... British interests . By 1765 the British East India Company had secured the revenue rights ( dewanee ) for Bengal , which marked the be- ginning of the British Empire's rule in India . Local handicraft industries , especially the muslin ...
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