The book covers in a single volume complete history of India beginning from the earliest days to the establishment of the British rule. The work is divided into four parts : (1) Embracing a period dating from the earliest days to the establishment of the Moguls at Delhi, in A.D. 1526; (2) The Mogul Empire of India (1526-1761); (3) The rise and consolidation of the English power in India, being the period between the years 1600 and 1827 A.D.; (4) The interval bet¬ween 1827 and 1858 A.D.; from the full establishment of the authority of the East India Company to its final extinction, and the absorption of the Government of the country by the imperial authorities of Greet Britain. The treatment is highly analytical. The book will serve as an authen¬tic document on Indian History for research scholars and serious stu¬dents. The simple style will make reading of the book enjoyable even by the layman.

Table of Contents:
Part I. From the Earliest Times to the Establishment or the House of Teimur in India—Section I.—Earliest notices of India; Section II.—Invasions of India, according to classical authors; Section III.—The various ancient states of India and the Deckan; Section IV.—Mahomet and the conquests of his followers in India; Section V.—Mussulman Dynasties in Cabul and Bokhara; Section VI.—Mahmud of Ghazni, and his invasions of India; Section VII.—Subsequent kings of Ghazni and Ghor; Section VIII.—The Slave-kings of Delhi, 1206—1288; Section IX.—The House of Khilji, 1288—1321; Section X.—The House of Toghlak, 1321—1414; Section XI.—Government of the Seiads at Delhi, 1414—1450; Section XII.—House of Lodi, 1450—1526; Section XIII.—States of India at the time of Baber; Section XIV.—The Tartars Moguls, and Turks.—The early days of Baber—Part II. The Mogul Empire in India, 1526—1761—Section I—Reign of Baber (1526—1530); Section II.—First and Second Reigns of Humayun with the inter¬mediate Government of the House of Sur (1530—1556); Section III.—Reign of Akber (1556—1605); Section IV.—A Sketch of Akber’s Policy and System of Government; Section V.—Reign of Jehangir (1605—1627); Section VI — Reign of Shah Jehan (1627—1658); Section VII.—Reign of Aurangzebe, and Rise of the Mahrattas (1658-1707); Section VIII.—Successors of Aurangzebe to the Great Battle of Panipat, and the Extinction of the Mogul Sovereignty, 1707—1761—Part III. The English in India to the downfall op the Mahrattas in 1823—Section I.—History of the East India Company; Section II.—Constitution of the Company; Section III.—War with the French in the Carnatic, 1744—1760; Section IV.—Events in Bengal, 1755—1773. Career of Lord Clive; Section V.—Affairs in Madras and Bombay (1761—1773). War with Hyder; Section VI.— Warren Hastings’ Administration, 1772—1785. First Mahratta War. Second Mysore War; Section VII.—Proceedings in Parliament on Indian Affairs; Section VIII.—Lord Cornwallis’s Administration, 1785—1793. Third Mysore War. Career of Sindia; Section IX.—Sir John Shore’s Administration, 1793—1798; Section X.—Lord Wellesley’s Administration, 1798—1805 Section XI.—Lord Cornwallis’ Second Administration, 1805; Section XII.—Sir George Barlow’s Administration, 1805—1806; Section XIII.—Lord Minto’s Administration, 1806—1813; Section XIV.—Proceedings in Parliament. Free Trade Dis¬cussions; Section XV.—Lord Hastings’ Administration, 1813—1827—PART IV—Section I.—Lord Amherst’s Administration, 1823—1828; Section II.—Lord William Bentinck’s Administration, 1828—1835; Section III.—Sir Charles Metcalfe Provisionary Governor-General, 1835—1836; Section IV.—Lord Auckland’s Administration, 1836—1842; Section V.—Lord Ellenborough’s Administration, 1842—1844; Section VI.—Lord Hardinge’s Administration, 1844—1848; Section VII.—Lord Dalhousie’s Administration, 1848—1856; Section VIII.—Lord Canning’s Administration, 1856—1858; Section IX.—The East India Company abolished, 1858