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Elphinstone, Mountstuart

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A noted Indian civil servant and historian; co-operated with Wellesley in firmly establishing British rule in India; was governor of Bombay, where he accomplished many useful reforms, and issued the Elphinstone Code of Laws; wrote a "History of India," which earned for him the title of the "Tacitus of India" (1779-1859).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Elphinstone, Mountstuart'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/elphinstone-mountstuart.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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