A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayWhittaker, 1847 - 198 pages |
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... called the Vindhya mountains . They commence near the peninsula of Gûzerât , and run eastwards to the river Ganges . The only island of any magnitude on the coast of India is the great island of Ceylon , to the east of its southern ex ...
... called the Vindhya mountains . They commence near the peninsula of Gûzerât , and run eastwards to the river Ganges . The only island of any magnitude on the coast of India is the great island of Ceylon , to the east of its southern ex ...
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... called Côls , in the great forest and in the part of the Vindhya mountains adjoining it , they are named Gonds ; thence westwards in that chain , Bheels ; and towards Gûzerât , Coolies . In the southern woods of the Deckan they are ...
... called Côls , in the great forest and in the part of the Vindhya mountains adjoining it , they are named Gonds ; thence westwards in that chain , Bheels ; and towards Gûzerât , Coolies . In the southern woods of the Deckan they are ...
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... called Sandracottus . Sir W. Jones was struck with its resemblance to Chandraguptas , i . e . Moon - protected , a celebrated name in Hindoo story . The history of the two , who were both usurpers , in fact , coincides , and thus the ...
... called Sandracottus . Sir W. Jones was struck with its resemblance to Chandraguptas , i . e . Moon - protected , a celebrated name in Hindoo story . The history of the two , who were both usurpers , in fact , coincides , and thus the ...
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... called on the rajahs of the states which had aided his father , representing to them the common danger , as , if he were subdued , they would be attacked in their turn . His arguments proved effectual , and a larger army than had yet ...
... called on the rajahs of the states which had aided his father , representing to them the common danger , as , if he were subdued , they would be attacked in their turn . His arguments proved effectual , and a larger army than had yet ...
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... called Tamerlane ) , who , though by birth a Turk and a Mussulman by religion , was able , through his su- perior talents , to combine Turks and Moguls , and run a career of conquest and spoliation nearly equal to that of Chingiz ...
... called Tamerlane ) , who , though by birth a Turk and a Mussulman by religion , was able , through his su- perior talents , to combine Turks and Moguls , and run a career of conquest and spoliation nearly equal to that of Chingiz ...
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A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day Thomas Keightley Affichage du livre entier - 1847 |
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Afghân Akber Ally army arrived attack Aurungzib Bala Hissar Bengal Bombay British Câbul Calcutta camp Capt Carnatic cavalry chief Clive coast command Company Company's council court death Deckan defeated defence Delhi Directors dominions Dupleix Dutch East emperor empire enemy engaged English Europeans favour fire fled force French garrison gave governor Governor-general guns Gûzerât Gwalior Hastings Hindoo Holkar honour horse Hyder India infantry jagheer Jehân joined Khân king lacs of rupees Lahore Lally letter Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Wellesley Madras Mahmûd Malwa Marattas Meer Jaffier miles Mogul Mohammed Mysore Nabob named native Nizâm officers Omichund Oude party Patna Peishwa plunder Pondicherry Portuguese prince prisoner proceeded Punjab rajah reached refused resident resolved retired returned river Rohillas rupees sent Sepoys Shah ships siege Sikhs Sing soon Sûbahdâr surrender Tanjore territory throne tion Tippoo took town trade treaty Trichinopoly troops vizir whole wounded