Online Encyclopedia

DEWAN

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 137 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

DEWAN  or DIWAN, an

See also:
Oriental
See also:
term for
See also:
finance
See also:
minister . The•word is derived from the Arabian diwan, and is commonly used in
See also:
India to denote a minister of the
See also:
Mogul
See also:
government, or in
See also:
modern days the
See also:
prime minister of a native
See also:
state . It was in the former sense that the
See also:
grant of the dewanny to the
See also:
East India
See also:
Company in 1765 became the
See also:
foundation of the
See also:
British
See also:
empire in India .

End of Article: DEWAN
[back]
DEW 		[next]
SIR JAMES DEWAR (1842- )

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.