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An important change has been also effected on the interior commerce of Bengal ,
by the extinction of the Mahometan domis nion . The native princes , and chiefs of
a various description , the retainers of numerous dependants , afforded a ...
An important change has been also effected on the interior commerce of Bengal ,
by the extinction of the Mahometan domis nion . The native princes , and chiefs of
a various description , the retainers of numerous dependants , afforded a ...
Page 5
During the Mahometan administration , private wealth was usually expended on
the spot where it had been acquired ; and though severity and oppression might
have been exercised in the accumulation , yet , by it's quick circulation , through ...
During the Mahometan administration , private wealth was usually expended on
the spot where it had been acquired ; and though severity and oppression might
have been exercised in the accumulation , yet , by it's quick circulation , through ...
Page 14
Saw the town of Pointee , near which , on an eminence , stands an Hindoo , or
Mahometan mansion ; and a mosque , now apparently in disuse . Adjacent to
these buildings , a monument has been raised to the memory of a Mr. Middleton ,
who ...
Saw the town of Pointee , near which , on an eminence , stands an Hindoo , or
Mahometan mansion ; and a mosque , now apparently in disuse . Adjacent to
these buildings , a monument has been raised to the memory of a Mr. Middleton ,
who ...
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He seems , with Sumroo , to have borne a principal part in the war against the
English , which ultimately involved , as is well known , the ruin of Cassum , and
the destruction of the Mahometan dominion in Bengal . Gregore also lost his life ,
for ...
He seems , with Sumroo , to have borne a principal part in the war against the
English , which ultimately involved , as is well known , the ruin of Cassum , and
the destruction of the Mahometan dominion in Bengal . Gregore also lost his life ,
for ...
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... which were erected by Aurungzebe , on the foundation of an ancient Hindoo
temple , dedicated to the Mhah Deve . The construction on this sacred ruin of so
towering a Mahometan pile , which from its elevated height , seems to look down
...
... which were erected by Aurungzebe , on the foundation of an ancient Hindoo
temple , dedicated to the Mhah Deve . The construction on this sacred ruin of so
towering a Mahometan pile , which from its elevated height , seems to look down
...
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| Title | A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, George Forster |
| Author | George Forster |
| Publisher | Faulder, 1798 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 9 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 315 pages |
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