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<p> 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). </p> | <p> 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). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72783"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/elphinstone,+mountstuart Mountstuart Elphinstone from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72783"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/elphinstone,+mountstuart Mountstuart Elphinstone from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 15 October 2021
Mountstuart Elphinstone [1]
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).
