Dupleix

[dy-pleks]

noun

Jo·seph Fran·çois

[zhoh-zef frahn-swa] /ʒoʊˈzɛf frɑ̃ˈswa/, Marquis,1697–1763, French colonial governor of India 1724–54.

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Historical Examples of dupleix

But Clive, again acting upon the policy he had learned from Dupleix, had provided himself with a rival candidate to the throne.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4
Various
Dupleix resolved to sell the aid of his army to one pretender for use against the other.
A History of England
Charles Oman
The fortune of war turned to the side of the gallant Englishman, and Dupleix, who was no general, retreated before the victors.
A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon
John Lord, A.M.
There had never been any confidence in Dupleix's projects, there had been scarcely any belief in his conquests.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times
Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Dupleix and Frontenac fell before the machinations of their enemies, and the former was allowed to die in misery.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly,
Various

British Dictionary definitions for dupleix

Dupleix

noun

Marquis Joseph François (ʒozɛf frɑ̃swa). 1697–1763, French governor general in India (1742–54). His plan to establish a French empire in India was frustrated by Clive

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