Portuguese colonial military in India : apparition of control, 1750-1850 / / Teddy Y. H. Sim

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910633924703321
• Autore: Sim Teddy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 9789811962943; 9789811962936
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 pages)
• Collana: Palgrave pivot
• Disciplina: 904.7
• Soggetti: Military history; Battles; War
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- 1 Literature Survey and Military Developments in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries -- Introduction -- Brief Literature Review -- Military Developments in the Early Modern and Globalizing Period -- Line-Up of Chapters -- Conclusion -- 2 Developments of the Metropole and Empire on the World Stage -- Introduction -- Developments Around the World in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries -- Colonial Military Enterprises in Brazil and East Africa -- The Portuguese in the East from the Sixteenth Century to the Early Eighteenth Century -- Conclusion -- 3 Development of the Portuguese Colonial Military in India 1780-1850 -- Introduction -- Strategic Context of the Estado Da Índia -- Trends in Military Establishment -- Reading the Profile of Soldiers -- Conclusion -- 4 Non-war Violence in Portuguese India, 1780-1850 -- Introduction -- Social System and Conditions of Employment -- Uprisings in Goa -- Other Facets of Non-war Violence in Society -- Conclusion -- 5 The Portuguese in the Seas of Western India -- Introduction -- Situation in the Seas and Coastal Areas of Western India -- Nature of Portuguese Navy and Coastal ; Defence System in India -- Trade, Rivalry and Potentiality of Violence on the Sea -- Conclusion -- 6 Portuguese Defence and Activities in Goa During the Indian Mutiny -- Introduction -- The Larger Context of Developments Outside Goa -- Specific Developments in Goa During the Indian Mutiny and Military Deployments -- The Aftermath and Legacy -- Conclusion -- 7 Epilogue -- Introduction -- Portuguese in India in the Transitional Period from Eighteenth to Nineteenth Century -- Comparison of Portuguese with Dutch Experience in India in Context of British Developments -- Conclusion -- List of Portuguese Governors/Viceroys of India (1758-1871).; List of Mughal Rulers (1760-1857) -- List of Maratha Rulers (1682-1818) -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.