The Nabob And Empire Flashcards
Whose impeachment and corruption trail started in 1778
Warren Hastings
What were the associations of the term nabob
Corruption, greed, mean
Nabob satire print of man?
James gilroy’s the leadehall volunteer
Why were material objects targeted?
Obviously diffrent, hybrid
Unknown wealth
Could easily be spotted
Why nabobs disliked
Unknown source of money
Outdoing traditional aristicracy
Thomas babbling ton Macauley and inflation
Buying power and influence
Who argues that contemporary brith is thought that empire changed people fundamentally ?
Tillman Netchman
Netchman quote .. Greed and change
“Nabobs then were Britons who had been morphed into greedy bad men during their tenure in India”
Why was money from the east targeted
West empire money came in tradition ways, East was diffrent and therefore suspicious
When was the word nabob most used / nabobs seen as the biggest issue
1760-1780
Netchman coming home quote
“Empire seemed to be coming home and by the late 18c. It seemed to be doing so at a rapidly increasing pace”
Curry quote
” curry was not just a food. It was an experience that shaped a persons health and sexual behaviour . It changed a person” -John Poltz
Why did people bring things home from empire
Nostalgia for empire . Maybe better life their, higher social status ect.
When did EICs company finances collapse
1772
Who was Robert Clive ?
Massive ass nabob
In 1753 what did Robert Clive’s diamond recipts add up to
£50,000
