QR Code Link : Type : article Subject : General Works History General and Old World Main Author : Tobias Pester Title : Behind the Curtain of a Theatre State. Comparing Hyderabad and Pahang 1857-1888

Place of Production : Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Year of Publication : 2011 Web Link : Click to view web link PDF Full Text : Login required to access this item.

Abstract :

The attempt to govern vast colonial lands with limited European manpower brought about the system of indirect rule, which was institutionalized through the Residency system. The local colonial agent usually took over the parts of native government vital to the upkeep of the revenue flow to the colonial power, such as foreign affairs to prevent war; at the same time the native sovereign officially stayed in power. This paper compares the extent of intervention of the British in the native administrations of the princely state Hyderabad and the Protected Malay State Pahang between 1857 and 1888. It reveals that while the British occasionally interfered in the domestic government of the state in Hyderabad, in Pahang they not only permanently interfered in the domestic government, but also changed its underlying structure. This discrepancy in indirect rule was caused by the opportunity to completely take over Pahang’s government due to its instability and simplicity, accompanied by a sense of entitlement rooted in their stronger racial bias towards the Malayans as compared to the Indians.

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