(later KingGeorge IV). Lord Hastings, however, first had to deal in 1814–16 with theGurkhasof the northern kingdom of Nepal, who inflicted a series of defeats on a Bengal army unprepared for mountain warfare. Each side earned the respect of the other. The resultingTreaty of Segauli (...
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s campaigns inRajasthanand central and western India were ultimately less successful, although he temporarily captured Ranthambhor (1226), Mandor (Mandawar; 1227), andGwalior(1231) and plunderedBhilsaandUjjaininMalwa(1234–35). His generals suffered defeats, however, at the hands of the Cauhans...
the realms of the divine and on Earth. After an examination of these materials, this article offers a new model to explain how premodern courts viewed their sovereignty vis-à-vis other divine and earthly sovereigns and how they understood the constitution, transfer, and diffusion of sovereignty...