A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayWhittaker, 1847 - 198 pages |
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Page iv
... gave the sounds of their own language . Sir William Jones adopted the vowel sounds of the Italian language , marking the long vowels with an accent ( á é í ) , a very elegant system , and one which I wish had been generally adopted ...
... gave the sounds of their own language . Sir William Jones adopted the vowel sounds of the Italian language , marking the long vowels with an accent ( á é í ) , a very elegant system , and one which I wish had been generally adopted ...
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... gave to Egypt those institutions so similar to those of India . But this , as will easily be seen , must have occurred at a time long prior to the commencement of history . The religion and the political institutions of a people always ...
... gave to Egypt those institutions so similar to those of India . But this , as will easily be seen , must have occurred at a time long prior to the commencement of history . The religion and the political institutions of a people always ...
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... gave the Indians one more great defeat , and thus reduced the whole dominions of rajah Dâhir , which seem to have included Mul- tân , the southern extremity of the Punjab . It was always the custom of the Moslems to grant religious ...
... gave the Indians one more great defeat , and thus reduced the whole dominions of rajah Dâhir , which seem to have included Mul- tân , the southern extremity of the Punjab . It was always the custom of the Moslems to grant religious ...
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... gave him the victory . The elephant on which Anung - pâl rode , taking flight , ran off the field ; the Hindoos , thinking themselves deserted by their sovereign , gradually gave way ; the troops of Mahmûd pressed on , the flight became ...
... gave him the victory . The elephant on which Anung - pâl rode , taking flight , ran off the field ; the Hindoos , thinking themselves deserted by their sovereign , gradually gave way ; the troops of Mahmûd pressed on , the flight became ...
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... gave light to the temple . As he advanced to destroy the idol the priests flung themselves at his feet , offering an enormous ran- som if he would spare it . Mahmûd paused , his officers were preparing to advise him to accept it , when ...
... gave light to the temple . As he advanced to destroy the idol the priests flung themselves at his feet , offering an enormous ran- som if he would spare it . Mahmûd paused , his officers were preparing to advise him to accept it , when ...
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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