. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . REIGNING KING, IN COURT DRESS NEPAL. THE FEUDAL STATES. 117 the greatest crisis of her Indian history, the Nizam, whose ter-ritory bears the name of The Nizams Dominions, in the Ihan, was the most important. His territory is the largesl of allthe native states. Its area is equal to that of Maim-. N.• .•. Eamp-shire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, and Nizams prime-minister at the time of the mutiny was Sir. ROYAL PALACE, BHATGAOX. Salar Jang. He was wise and of broad view. Ee held his highoffice about twenty-five


. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . REIGNING KING, IN COURT DRESS NEPAL. THE FEUDAL STATES. 117 the greatest crisis of her Indian history, the Nizam, whose ter-ritory bears the name of The Nizams Dominions, in the Ihan, was the most important. His territory is the largesl of allthe native states. Its area is equal to that of Maim-. N.• .•. Eamp-shire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, and Nizams prime-minister at the time of the mutiny was Sir. ROYAL PALACE, BHATGAOX. Salar Jang. He was wise and of broad view. Ee held his highoffice about twenty-five years, and was practically the ruler of thecountry all the time. He advised the cordial support of Englandin her struggle against the mutineers. Asa result, when the mutiny DO O was overcome the Nizam was more firmly Beated on his tinthan ever. Had the Nizam and his subjects thrown their in the weight of their army on the side of the natives, it is likelythat the mutineers would have succeeded, and secured control ofthe whole country. The loyalty of the Nizams Domi8* 118 INDIK A. the breakwater against the general tide of rebellion in the north,extending from Delhi in the west to Calcutta in the east. After the death of the Nizam, and during the minority of hisson, the same wise man directed the regency. The son of thatSir Salar Jang is now the prime-minister of the present young Nizam is following closely in his fathers footsteps,as a friend not only of Englan


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