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Colonel Polier , of the Honourable Company's service , for having furnished me
with large historical tracts of the Sicques , and of the life of Shujah - ud - Dowlah .
On every application to that gentleman for other information of Indian history , his
...
Colonel Polier , of the Honourable Company's service , for having furnished me
with large historical tracts of the Sicques , and of the life of Shujah - ud - Dowlah .
On every application to that gentleman for other information of Indian history , his
...
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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST V O L U M E. 1 A ROUTE FROM CALCUTTA TO
KASHMIRE . SKETCHES OF THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY , ABBREVIATED
HISTORY OF THE ROHILAHS , SHU . JAH - UD - DOWLAH , AND THE
SICQUES . 1 e .
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST V O L U M E. 1 A ROUTE FROM CALCUTTA TO
KASHMIRE . SKETCHES OF THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY , ABBREVIATED
HISTORY OF THE ROHILAHS , SHU . JAH - UD - DOWLAH , AND THE
SICQUES . 1 e .
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Not far from the tomb of Mahobut Jung , lies interred his nephew , Seraje - ud -
Dowlah , well known in English history , by his capture of Fort William , and
afterwards , confining the unfortunate garrison in a close dungeon ; where moft of
them ...
Not far from the tomb of Mahobut Jung , lies interred his nephew , Seraje - ud -
Dowlah , well known in English history , by his capture of Fort William , and
afterwards , confining the unfortunate garrison in a close dungeon ; where moft of
them ...
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The natives of India , are not much addicted to curious investigation , and are
generally inattentive to the history of their own country . It would seem that their
chief happiness is centered , in enjoying the present hour , which absorbs every ...
The natives of India , are not much addicted to curious investigation , and are
generally inattentive to the history of their own country . It would seem that their
chief happiness is centered , in enjoying the present hour , which absorbs every ...
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... one of the most accurate and ingenious writers , on the history of Hindoftan .
After the battle of Alhabad , in which he had been worsted , Sultan Shujah retired
into the interior parts of Bengal , with his . army , where he made a vigorous stand
...
... one of the most accurate and ingenious writers , on the history of Hindoftan .
After the battle of Alhabad , in which he had been worsted , Sultan Shujah retired
into the interior parts of Bengal , with his . army , where he made a vigorous stand
...
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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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