Mountstuart Elphinstone was a Scottish statesman and historian, associated with the government of British India.
13 Facts About Mountstuart Elphinstone
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Mountstuart Elphinstone later became the Governor of Bombay where he is credited with the opening of several educational institutions accessible to the Indian population.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone's works are one the pertinent examples of the colonial historiographical trend.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone was the fourth son of the 11th Baron Elphinstone, by Anna, daughter of Lord Ruthven, in the peerage of Scotland.
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In 1804, when the war ended, Mountstuart Elphinstone was appointed British resident at Nagpur.
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The most valuable permanent result of the embassy was in Mountstuart Elphinstone's work titled Account of the Kingdom of Cabul and its Dependencies in Persia and India.
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The difficulty arose from the general complication of Maratha politics, and especially from the weakness of the Peshwas, which Mountstuart Elphinstone rightly read from the first.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone assumed command of the military during an important crisis during the Battle of Khadki called Third Anglo-Maratha War and managed to secure a victory despite his non-military background.
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In 1819, Mountstuart Elphinstone was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Bombay, a post he held until 1827.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone built the first bungalow in Malabar Hill during this time, and following his example, many prominent people took up residence here.
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The suburb of Mount Stuart, Tasmania, Australia, and its main road, Mountstuart Elphinstone Road, were named after him.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone twice refused appointment as Governor-General of India, preferring to finish his two-volume work, History of India.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone died in Hookwood, Surrey, England, on 20 November 1859.