The laterNawabs had become their own Dewans, and spent the revenue as they pleased, without sending any tribute to the Great Mogul.
Together, sepoys and soldiers fought, not only against the French, but against Nawabs and Sultans who were Mohammedans, and against Mahrattas and Rajas who were Hindus.
During the Mahratta invasions and sudden changes of Nawabs the collection of the revenue had fallen into utter confusion, and it was impossible for Europeans to understand local rights or wrongs.
Siraj-ud-daula was one of the richest Nawabs that had ever reigned.
Footnote 61: The Mogul, Emperor, or King of Delhi, to whom the Bengal Nawabs were nominally tributary.
The two new nawabs soon became the mere creatures of Dupleix, whose military strength completely overawed their motley armies.
They had, in rivalry with him, espoused the cause of the two nawabs whom he had crushed.
Abdulla Khan, however, was continued in the government of the country by Nadir's orders; but he was soon after killed in a battle with the forces of the nawabs of Sind.
Two Nawabswere sent with them (I forgot to say we have five Nawabs prisoners in the Muchee Bawun), and they were made to understand that if there were the least disturbance they would be shot.
Nizam, many of the Nawabs would be glad to bring their wives out.
We found one large, gaily decorated erection belonging to one of the Nawabs of Hyderabad, and the women called us in and plied us with many questions, and then begged us to go to their house to see them.
At first nawabs were only found in important cities, such as Surat and Dacca, with the special function of administering civil justice; criminal justice was in the hands of the kotwal.
Thus, preserved alike from foreign invasion and from domestic rebellion, the long line of subsequent nawabs had given way to that neglect of public affairs and those private vices which naturally flow from irresponsible power.
In southern India the majority are known as Deccani Mussulmans, being descendants of the armies led by the kings and nawabs of the Deccan.
But even during his lifetime two new Hindu nationalities were being formed in the Mahrattas and the Sikhs; while immediately after his death the nawabs of the Deccan, of Oudh, and of Bengal raised themselves to practical independence.
The hereditary succession was broken in 1740 by Ali Vardi Khan, who was the last of the great nawabs of Bengal.
In 1855 the third of the Titular Nawabs died without any son to succeed him.
The Company were now the actual rulers of the Carnatic, and the future Nawabs were styled 'Titular Nawabs.
Another formal reception of lesser Rajahs and Nawabs took place in the morning.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nawabs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
