Cossim

Meer Cossim had offers of services and money made him on every hand, if he would consent to resist the foreigners.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

About the same time, also, the troops of Meer Cossim attacked and plundered the factory of Cossimbuzar, where likewise he captured many

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

Meer Cossim fled with a few troops towards Patna, and the English laid siege to and captured Monghir, recently made his capital in preference to

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

Cossim procured six or seven lacs of rupees, which he sent to Calcutta, and made professions of dependence on the council; but he soon exhibited signs of a refractory spirit; and Mr. Vansittart, with the other members of the council, found that they had made a mistake, when they imagined that he would suit their purpose better than Meer Jaffier.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

Cossim, the first _mashtehed_ (divine) of Persia, and by his influence I obtained a pardon from the Shah.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction Various 1909

Kâsim Alî Khân is generally referred to in the histories under the name of Mîr Kâsim (Meer Cossim).

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

In the mean time Cossim was extending his tyranny over all who were obnoxious to him; and the persons he first sought were those traitors who had been friends to the

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

As soon as war was declared against Cossim, it was necessary to resolve to put up another Nabob, and to have another revolution: and where do they resort, but to the man whom, for his alleged tyranny, for his incapacity, for the numberless iniquities he was said to have committed, and for his total unfitness and disinclination to all the duties of government, they had dethroned?

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

They now began to think that to depose Cossim instantly, and to sell him to another, was too much at one time, -- especially as

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

These events necessitated the deposition of Cossim, and Jaffier was accordingly, after a short campaign, restored.

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757