Word: murshidabad
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...Understatement. Still, there is the occasional feeling that something is missing. To begin with, the first space for January 1763 is completely blank. This could be an example of British understatement. Or, judging by what Williams chooses to include in his listings for, say, July 1763-"Mir Kasim of Murshidabad, defeated by Thomas Adams and deposed, takes refuge in Oudh"-it may simply be a case of rushing an unfinished manuscript into print...
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