An Historical Sketch of the Native States of India

First published in 1875 the book is a condensed historical sketch of the native dynasties reigning in India at the time. For a task so extensive the author was fortunate to have been previously engaged in the study of Native States and also have in his library all the authorities necessary for the purpose including Colonel Todd’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Captain Duff’s History of the Mahrattas, Aitchison’s invaluable collection Treaties, Engagements and Sunnuds, Elphinstone’s History of India to Ferishta’s History of the Dekkan, besides numerous journals, and friends like Runga Charlu, Controller to the household of the?Maharaja?of?Mysore?and?others. About the Author Colonel G.B. Maleson (1825-98) was an English officer in India. His last appointment was that of guardian to the young Maharaja of Mysore. He retired with the rank of colonel in 1877.?A prolific writer, his important works include the famous Red Pamphlet published from Calcutta in 1857 when the Sepoy Mutiny was at its height. He also rewrote the History of Indian Mutiny (1857-8) which was begun but left unfinished by Sir John Kaye, and the most valuable History of the French in India (1893)?and?The?Decisive?Battles?of?India?(1888).