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... brought by the mon- soon , or south - west wind from the Indian ocean . On the west coast and in Hindûstân the rainy season is from May till October , the hottest part of the year , and it is introduced by tremendous storms . At that ...
... brought by the mon- soon , or south - west wind from the Indian ocean . On the west coast and in Hindûstân the rainy season is from May till October , the hottest part of the year , and it is introduced by tremendous storms . At that ...
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... brought up by a herdsman under the name of Crishna to con- ceal him from a tyrant that sought his life . afterwards overcame and slew the tyrant , and in the great poem , the Mahâbhârata , which celebrates the wars of the kindred ...
... brought up by a herdsman under the name of Crishna to con- ceal him from a tyrant that sought his life . afterwards overcame and slew the tyrant , and in the great poem , the Mahâbhârata , which celebrates the wars of the kindred ...
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... brought Europeans into that country , and excited a curiosity about its learning , its laws , and its institutions . Even at that time , we find , by comparing the accounts of the Greeks with the early Hindoo authorities , that there ...
... brought Europeans into that country , and excited a curiosity about its learning , its laws , and its institutions . Even at that time , we find , by comparing the accounts of the Greeks with the early Hindoo authorities , that there ...
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... brought into the presence of Walîd the elder prin- cess burst into tears , and declared that she was unworthy of his regards , as she had been dis- honoured by Câsim . The Khalifeh , filled with rage , issued orders for Câsim to be sent ...
... brought into the presence of Walîd the elder prin- cess burst into tears , and declared that she was unworthy of his regards , as she had been dis- honoured by Câsim . The Khalifeh , filled with rage , issued orders for Câsim to be sent ...
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... brought Abû - ' l - Futteh to Ghuzni , where he re- mained a prisoner for life . The following year he penetrated further into India than he had yet done , for he took the city of Tanêsan , near the Jumna , plundered its wealthy temple ...
... brought Abû - ' l - Futteh to Ghuzni , where he re- mained a prisoner for life . The following year he penetrated further into India than he had yet done , for he took the city of Tanêsan , near the Jumna , plundered its wealthy temple ...
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A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day Thomas Keightley Affichage du livre entier - 1847 |
A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day Thomas Keightley Affichage du livre entier - 1847 |
A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day Thomas Keightley Affichage du livre entier - 1847 |
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Afghân Agra Akber Ally army attack Aurungzîb Bâber Bala Hissar Bengal Bramin British brother Câbul Calcutta camp Capt cavalry chief Clive coast command Company council court Dârâ death Deckan defeated defence Delhi dominions Dupleix East emperor empire enemy engaged English Europeans favour fled force French garrison gave Ghuzni Golconda governor Governor-general guns Gûzerât Hastings Hindoo Holkar honour horse Humâyun Hyder India Indus jagheer joined Khân king lacs of rupees Lahore Lord Lord Cornwallis Madras Mahmûd Malwa Marattas Meer Jaffier miles Mogul Mohammed Mohammedan Mysore Nabob named native Nizâm Nûr obliged officers Omichund Oude party Patna Peishwa Persian plunder Pondicherry Portuguese prince prisoner Punjab rajah Rajpût reached reduced reign resident resolved retired returned river Rohillas rupees sent Sepoys Sevajee Shâh Shah Jehân siege Sikh Sing soon Sûbahdâr surrender territory throne Timûr tion Tippoo took town trade treaty Trichinopoly troops vizîr whole