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 lii INDEX. 72. how much the Island was improved by him, 72. 1747, four other ships of the squadron arrive from Goa, and find 3 arrived from France, 88, 89. 1748, these com- pose Bouvet's squadron, who sail in April, 89, 90. and return from Madrass in June, 91. Mr. Boscawen's squadron sails from the Cape of Good Hope to Mauritius on the 8th of May, 82. the Portugueze, when they dis- covered the Island, called it Cerue, the Dutch Mauritius, the Fr. the Isle of France ; but ■Mauritius prevails, 92. Description of the Island, its properties, ports, and advantages, 93, 94, 95, 96. June 23rd, Boscawen's fleet arrives, 96. but want time to reduce it, 96, 97. the Fr. force there, 97. Islands and shoals to the North, 98. 1749. January, Bouvet comes again to Madrass, with the same squadron as before, 107. 1753, the Government sends disciplined Europeans to Pondicherry, 304. Mawrashae, Babr retires before the Usbeg Tartars from this country into India, p, 17. Mecca, »», 45. veneration acquired by the pilgrimage to Mecca, 52. Medapilly. 1753, belonging to the Fr. and the Southern point of their possessions in the Decan, 334. the Gondegama joins the sea here, 335. Medway, a sixty gun ship. 1746. June, is meant in the fight with Delabourdonnais, p, 62, 63, and 66. 1748, condemned; had been the cause of the Eng. disgraces in India, 88. Medway's prize, taken at Achin by Barnet, in 1744, converted into a fighting ship of 40 guns, 60. 1746. June, suffers more than the whole squadron in the engagement with Delabourdonnais, 63. Meekassi d. 1739, preceptor of Subderally, and his Duan. suspects early the ambition of C'hundasaheb, 39. 1740. May 20th, taken prisoner by the Morratoes at the battle of Amboor, 42. settles peace with them, and procures their return the next year to attack Chundasaheb in Tritchinopoly, 43. induces Subderally to place his family and treasures in Madrass rather than Pondicherry, 45. 1742. October, virtuous, and preserved" when Subderally is assassinated in Velore, 48. Mellou Kuan, the vizir of Mahmood Schah, when conquered and expelled by Tamerlane, 13, 14. Mergui, a port situated on the e. coast of the bay of Bengal. Bamet's ships winter there in 17^-5, p, 61. Mesopotamia, II. Mianau, Myaxah, the appellative of Ma- homed Barky, who in 1750 was left by Allum Khan in the government of Madura : he abandoned the city on the approach of the Eng. army with Colonel Heron in 1756. had acknowledged Mahomedally in Nocember, 1752, 399, 400. on the departure of the Eng. army, joins his former colleagues, and spirits up the Madura Polygars to res^t Ma- phuze Khan, 421. m, 423. Miran Schah, the Mirza, one of Tamer- lane's sons, 6th ancestor of Babr, 17. M i r t e, City, N. e. of Delhi. Turmecherin Khan penetrated thus far in 1240, p, II. Mirza, a title. See Miran Schah, and Pir Ma- homed Gehanghir. M J SORE. See MYSORE. MOGUL, GREAT MOGUL. Babr founder of the Dynasty, 17. N. B. For the succession of this Dynasty, and some occurrences, see Delhi, India, Indostan. Furucksir, the first whose father had not been emperor, 20. Mahomed Schah, 39. the territory of Madrass was granted to the Eng. by the Mogul (Schah Gehan). 65. and his Viceroy confirmed their acquisition of Fort St. David, .78. 1748,1 Dupleix magnifies to (Ahmed Schah) his I repulse of the siege of Pondicherry, 106. 1 condition on which the submission of Tan- J jore was accepted (by Aurengzebe), 129.1 1750, Nazirjing asserted to be the Su-I bah appointed by (Ahmed Schah), 132. fronil whom Dupleix likewise assumes his title, 161.1 1751, a counterfeit embassador froral him to Salabadjing, 251. 1752, who! promises to send another to Dupleix, 436. Devolton sent by Ghaziodin Khan to Dupleix with proffers andpatents from( Ahmed SchahV 274. Letter to Dupleix from (Ahmed Schah), suspected of forgery, 338, 339, 340. MOGUL, THE, meaning The Great Mogul in general, MOGUL EMPIRE, MOGUL GOVERNMENT. The Rajpoots are almost independent of, 6. the greatest part of In-, dostan now subject to, 24. the Mogul ac-'. knowledged by the Rajahs, 25. is proprietor of all the lands, 27. and heir to the feudato- ries, 27. appoints the governors of strong holds, independent of the Nabob, 28. their conquests in the peninsula, 35. Rajahs are tributary to, 35, 36. the Empire began to lose its vigour immediately after the death of Aurengzebe, 36. Ancient Carnatic conquered by, 37. Tanjore and Tritchinopoly tribu- tary to, 38. Great Mogul mentioned, 41. In 1746, it was long since any Europeans had gained an advantage in war over the orficeraf of the Mogul, 76. m, 85. In 1749, con- trouled all the European colonies despoti* cally, 120. his deputies to Nabobs counter* feited, 124. in 1750, much reverenced bjj the Eng.'iat Fort St. David, 132 and 133. Chundasaheb asserts Anwarodean Khan to have