A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayWhittaker, 1847 - 198 pages |
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... resolved to act on the INDIA has no history of its own ; our first know- ledge of it , as of so many other countries , is de- rived from the Greeks . Herodotus , when describ - quent on long - established rule in the East , the con- ing ...
... resolved to act on the INDIA has no history of its own ; our first know- ledge of it , as of so many other countries , is de- rived from the Greeks . Herodotus , when describ - quent on long - established rule in the East , the con- ing ...
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... resolved to contest the empire . Mahmûd , having tried the way of accommodation in vain , a battle ensued , in which Ismael was de- feated and captured . He remained a prisoner for life , but was treated with every indulgence that could ...
... resolved to contest the empire . Mahmûd , having tried the way of accommodation in vain , a battle ensued , in which Ismael was de- feated and captured . He remained a prisoner for life , but was treated with every indulgence that could ...
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... resolved to destroy this abode of idols . His army was assembled at Multân , and as the sandy desert was to be crossed in order to reach Güzerât , he collected 20,000 camels for bearing food and water , and directed his soldiers to ...
... resolved to destroy this abode of idols . His army was assembled at Multân , and as the sandy desert was to be crossed in order to reach Güzerât , he collected 20,000 camels for bearing food and water , and directed his soldiers to ...
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... resolved , however , to make it as humiliating as possible to Bakarra Khân . This prince submitted to every thing till , having come into the royal presence and made several obeisances , he saw the king still sit- ting unmoved on his ...
... resolved , however , to make it as humiliating as possible to Bakarra Khân . This prince submitted to every thing till , having come into the royal presence and made several obeisances , he saw the king still sit- ting unmoved on his ...
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... resolved to become the conqueror of Persia , and even of China . For the first he assembled a large army , which , after it had consumed his treasures , dispersed for want of pay , and plundered and wasted the coun- try . In order to ...
... resolved to become the conqueror of Persia , and even of China . For the first he assembled a large army , which , after it had consumed his treasures , dispersed for want of pay , and plundered and wasted the coun- try . In order to ...
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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