Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and South India Under French Rule: From François Martin to Dupleix 1674-1754

by J B P More

This is a study of the colonization of Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and South India by the French during the eighteenth century, and their interactions with the Indian rulers and populations in the political, economic, social and religious spheres. French Governors based in Pondicherry since Fran?ois Martin up to Dupleix never acquired any territory for France through outright conquest. They or their masters in France never had any grand plan to establish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367640791
• ISBN13: 9780367640798
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.7"