A Memoir of Central India (2 Vols.)

by John Malcolm

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The present work (in two volumes) is an absorbing and informative account of Central India. The book contains the collection of facts illustrative of the genuine history and character of the natives of Central India and is a clear and complete exposition of the times the author had set himself to chronicle.

The book offers a balanced history of the region and also provides a fascinating account of British imperial relations with the princely states. It is thus a work of great historical importance and would interest historians, anthropologists, sociologists, scholars and general readers.

Contents:

1. Vol. I
1. Observations on the geography, soil, climate, and productions of Central India
2. History of Malwa
3. Mabratta invasion of Malwa
4. The families of the puars of Dhar and Dewass
5. Family of Sindia
6. Family of Holkar
7. Events at the court of Holkar
8. Ameer Khan
9. Nabobs of Bhopal
10. Rise, progress, and annihilation of the Pindarrries
11. The Rajpoot Princes and chiefs of Central India
12. Government of the states of Central India.
2. Vol. II
1. Administration of revenue
2. Population of Central India
3. Contrasted view of the state of Central India in 1817 and 1821
4. Reflections on the condition of the British power in Central India-Its future administration-Courts of Punchayet; how used; Plan for their introduction-Concluding observations. Appendices:
5. Public officers who have aided in collecting facts and materials for this work; with other sources of information
6. Capt. Dangerfield's report on the geology, & c. of Central India
7. Meteorological journals kept at Mundleysir and Mhow
8. Agricultural details of twenty-five Begahs
9. Expenses of cultivating one Begah of sugar-cane
10. Expenses of cultivating one Begah of opium
11. Weights and comparative value of the Malwa rupees with that of Furruckabad
12. Weights and measures in the principal towns
13. Average rates of insurance for three periods of the last twenty-five years
14. Hire and duty rates between Malwa and other provinces
15. Duties on goods imported into the principalities of Doongurhpoor and Banswarra
16. Gross revenues of territories in Central India for 1819, and their estimated increase for 1824
17. Military establishments of the Princes and chiefs of Malwa
18. Population of the territories of Mulhar row Holkar, and the puar Rajas of Dhar and Dewass; of possessions in Nemaur; and Bheel population of the Vindhya mountains
19. Restoration of villages in the territories of Holkar, Dhar, Dewass, and Bhopal
20. Treaties, abstracts of treaties and engagements, with the rulers, Princes, and chiefs of Central India
21. Abstract of plan for introducing Punchayets
22. Notes of instructions to assistants and officers
23. Geographical index. Index. Contents: Vol. I
24. Observations on the geography, soil, climate, and productions of Central India
25. History of Malwa
26. Mabratta invasion of Malwa
27. The families of the puars of Dhar and Dewass
28. Family of Sindia
29. Family of Holkar
30. Events at the court of Holkar
31. Ameer Khan
32. Nabobs of Bhopal
33. Rise, progress, and annihilation of the Pindarrries
34. The Rajpoot Princes and chiefs of Central India
35. Government of the states of Central India.