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    Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baronet, MP (c. 1630/31 – 22 June 1699) was an English economist, merchant and politician. He was an economist proponent of mercantilism...
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    Mughal provinces. In 1685, after some breaking of negotiations by Sir Josiah Child, Bt, the Governor of Bengal reacted by increasing the tributaries of...
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    Josiah (/dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/) or Yoshiyahu was the 16th King of Judah (c. 640–609 BCE). According to the Hebrew Bible, he instituted major religious reforms by...
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    to be unrelated by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Sir Josiah Child, was governor of the company at home. The two men guided the affairs...
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    Franklin. Born in the village of Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, Josiah was the ninth child of blacksmith Thomas Franklin (1598–1682), and his first wife...
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    throne. The change was well welcomed by the company, as the chairman, Sir Josiah Child, had spent a fortune on James's ascension. Yale then organized the official...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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  • American politician Josiah Champagné (1755–1840), British military commander Josiah Chapman (1891–1953), English footballer Josiah Child (1630–1699), English...
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    Mumtaz Mahal, who died on 17 June that year while giving birth to their 14th child, Gauhara Begum. Construction started in 1632, and the mausoleum was completed...
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    Waters. Child died in 1699, and was succeeded by his son – also Sir Josiah Child – who leased Wanstead and Stonehall to his half-brother, Richard Child. On...
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    Wanstead. Richard Child was baptised at Wanstead Church of the Virgin Mary on 5 February 1680, the third son of the wealthy Sir Josiah Child (1630–1699) Governor...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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    or the Balance of Foreign Trade is the Rule of Our Treasure), which Josiah Child (c. 1630/31–1699) then developed further. Numerous French authors helped...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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    negotiations. After that Child decided to go to war against the Mughals. In 1685, after some breaking of negotiations by Sir Josiah Child, Bt, the Governor of...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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  • and published in 1664. Mercantile doctrines were further developed by Josiah Child. Numerous French authors helped to cement French policy around mercantilism...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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    MP for Ludlow 1685 with William Charlton Sir Josiah Child Succeeded by Sir Edward Lutwyche Sir Josiah Child Legal offices Preceded by Sir George Jeffreys...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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    for Richard Child, 1st Viscount Castlemaine. The Child family descended from the merchant, economist and colonial administrator Josiah Child, who on 16...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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    and 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) in girth, probably themselves planted by Sir Josiah Child, stood to the east of the Shoulder of Mutton pond. Thickets of Rhododendron...
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    bankruptcy; its share price plummeted from 600 to 250; and its president Josiah Child was temporarily forced from office. However, the writing was on the wall...
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    Josiah Child requests a pardon from Aurangzeb during the Anglo-Mughal War....
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  • of Rochester, New York Josiah Child (1630–1699), English merchant, economist, and governor of the East India Company Julia Child (1912–2004), American...
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  • prior to returning to education. Child went on to have three children; Susan Child, Margaret Child, and Josiah Child. She has six grandchildren; Lizzie...
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    Muhammad Azam Shah and Sultan Muhammad Akbar. After giving birth to her fifth child, Muhammad Akbar, Dilras Banu Begum possibly suffered from puerperal fever...
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  • first wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and the mother of his first child, Princess Parhez Banu Begum. Kandahari Begum was born a princess of the...
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    Maharana Pratap Malik Ambar Gokula Shivaji Lachit Borphukan Khushal Khattak Josiah Child Guru Gobind Singh Henry Every Bajirao I Nader Shah Hector Munro...
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