A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayWhittaker, 1847 - 198 pages |
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... prove them to be a por- tion of the Caucasian or Japhetian , thence named the Indo - German family . Their language , the an- cient Sanscrit , and its modern dialects , is clearly akin to the Zend or ancient Persian , the Greek , the ...
... prove them to be a por- tion of the Caucasian or Japhetian , thence named the Indo - German family . Their language , the an- cient Sanscrit , and its modern dialects , is clearly akin to the Zend or ancient Persian , the Greek , the ...
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... prove that in architectural skill , and in the art of sculpture , the ancient Hin- doos far exceeded the Egyptians . That in the most remote ages the Hindoos understood the art of ship - building , and made distant voyages , is proved ...
... prove that in architectural skill , and in the art of sculpture , the ancient Hin- doos far exceeded the Egyptians . That in the most remote ages the Hindoos understood the art of ship - building , and made distant voyages , is proved ...
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... proved fatal to Alexander the Great . He appeared before Dêwal , which he reduced , and thence advancing crossed the Indus to Mêrûn ( now Hyderabad ) , whence he proceeded , apparently northwards , to Alôr , the then capital of Sind ...
... proved fatal to Alexander the Great . He appeared before Dêwal , which he reduced , and thence advancing crossed the Indus to Mêrûn ( now Hyderabad ) , whence he proceeded , apparently northwards , to Alôr , the then capital of Sind ...
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... proved victorious , but they were unable to reduce the western portion of the empire , which thus remained divided . Bagdad , which they built on the banks of the Tigris , became the capital of the Abbasside Khalifehs . The names of ...
... proved victorious , but they were unable to reduce the western portion of the empire , which thus remained divided . Bagdad , which they built on the banks of the Tigris , became the capital of the Abbasside Khalifehs . The names of ...
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... proved effectual , and a larger army than had yet assem- bled advanced to Pêshâwer . The sight of their numbers nearly daunted Mahmûd , and he acted on the defensive . His camp was surrounded by the Hindoo troops , and the Guckars , a ...
... proved effectual , and a larger army than had yet assem- bled advanced to Pêshâwer . The sight of their numbers nearly daunted Mahmûd , and he acted on the defensive . His camp was surrounded by the Hindoo troops , and the Guckars , a ...
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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