1. Early english exploits in bengal
2. Fort william
3. On the coromandal coast
4. Nawab's complaint against the english
5. English disobedience and the nawab's attack
6. Failure of conciliation: seizure of calcutta
7. Spies at work: return of the englsih
8. Fear of abdali's invasion: nawab's treaty with the english
9. The english attack on the french: loss of chandra nagar
10. Treason and treachery: the 'battle' of plassey
11. Mir jafar as nawab: english the real rulers
12. Further demands of the english: mir jafar's disinclination
13. Deposition of mir jafar: mir kasim as new nawab
14. Mir kasim's complaints against the english: anarchy in bengal
15. War with mir kasim: mir jafar nawab again
16. New treaty with mir jafar: repetition of old complaints
17. English victories on oudh: role of the puppet emprer
18. Najm-ud-daula as nawab: the english as diwan
19. Appendix
20. Glossary
21. Bibliography
22. Index