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deservedly, almost entirely on the first, yet
the second part is not altogether to be ignored
as a factor in the formation of a
great career. The former, however, requires
our primary attention.

The five native States.

A glance at a map of India as it was in
1798 will show that - exclusive of the north-west,
in which at that time there were
no British interests - there were five important
native states, namely - Mysore, Haidarabad,
the Karnatik, the Maratha Empire,
and Oudh. The fact that, before Mornington
had been in India a year, he had begun
- & in the case of Mysore had practically
finished - his dealings with four of these
five states, shows at how early a date the
great statesman had formed in his
mind his far-reaching schemes. These
schemes, though distinct in the case of
each state, were yet so largely carried out
simultaneously, & occasionally intermingled
so much with one another, that
- in giving the separate course adopted
in each case - it is impossible to keep to
the chronological order of events. It is
clearer, however, to keep apart - as far as
is possible - the history of Mornington's
policy towards each of the several nations
with whom he came in contact.