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Page xi
Investigations of the religious ceremonies and customs of the Hindoos , written in
the Carnatic , and in the Punjab , would in many examples widely differ ; yet the
Hindoo religion , in all parts of India , stand on a common basis ; nor does the ...
Investigations of the religious ceremonies and customs of the Hindoos , written in
the Carnatic , and in the Punjab , would in many examples widely differ ; yet the
Hindoo religion , in all parts of India , stand on a common basis ; nor does the ...
Page xii
How strong the contrast appears in the inhabitant of the Punjab ; those even of
domestic and laborious professions , are brave , daring , and often cruel ..
Bramins are the usual soldiers of the country , ' many of whom eat fesh meąt ; and
they ...
How strong the contrast appears in the inhabitant of the Punjab ; those even of
domestic and laborious professions , are brave , daring , and often cruel ..
Bramins are the usual soldiers of the country , ' many of whom eat fesh meąt ; and
they ...
Page 110
The Rohilla did not take any part in the Durany war ; t but whilft the Moghul and
Afghan armies were approaching to action , he quitted the Punjab and retired to
Hurdwar , from whence he penetrated in 1747 into Rohilcund , which he rapidly ...
The Rohilla did not take any part in the Durany war ; t but whilft the Moghul and
Afghan armies were approaching to action , he quitted the Punjab and retired to
Hurdwar , from whence he penetrated in 1747 into Rohilcund , which he rapidly ...
Page 190
... from its former channel of Lahore and Dehli , by the inroads of the Sicques ,
Mahrattas , and Afghans , took a course through the mountains at the head of the
Punjab , and was introduced into the Rohilla country through the Lall Dong pass .
... from its former channel of Lahore and Dehli , by the inroads of the Sicques ,
Mahrattas , and Afghans , took a course through the mountains at the head of the
Punjab , and was introduced into the Rohilla country through the Lall Dong pass .
Page 201
A division of the Nhan country extends to the southward of the head of the Punjab
, and bordering the country of the Sicques , they agreeably to a conduct observed
with all their weaker neighbours , took possession of it . The Rajah armed ...
A division of the Nhan country extends to the southward of the head of the Punjab
, and bordering the country of the Sicques , they agreeably to a conduct observed
with all their weaker neighbours , took possession of it . The Rajah armed ...
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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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