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 |
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... himself from a private condition , to the Subahdarry of Bengal . He maintained an obftinate war with the Mahrattas , for the space of eight years , and was , after an obftinate struggle , obliged to cede to them the dif- tricts of ...
... himself from a private condition , to the Subahdarry of Bengal . He maintained an obftinate war with the Mahrattas , for the space of eight years , and was , after an obftinate struggle , obliged to cede to them the dif- tricts of ...
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... himself in Bengal ; but he was at length forced to yield " to the power and fortune of his brother . " AMIR Kumla , ‡ by the numerous bodies of troops that had * This Prince caufed a broad and deep trench to be cut from the river to the ...
... himself in Bengal ; but he was at length forced to yield " to the power and fortune of his brother . " AMIR Kumla , ‡ by the numerous bodies of troops that had * This Prince caufed a broad and deep trench to be cut from the river to the ...
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... himself , and too great a condefcenfion to vifit this King ; or 66 < c 68 rather , whether , he feared , that being in the power of their " chief , his perfon might be seized on , for the purpose of plunder- ing his treasure , and that ...
... himself , and too great a condefcenfion to vifit this King ; or 66 < c 68 rather , whether , he feared , that being in the power of their " chief , his perfon might be seized on , for the purpose of plunder- ing his treasure , and that ...
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... himself fovereign of the country . " This bold attempt , which resembled more the enterprize of a " defperado , than that of a prudent man , yet , had , from the in- " telligence I collected from many Muffulmen , Portuguese , and ...
... himself fovereign of the country . " This bold attempt , which resembled more the enterprize of a " defperado , than that of a prudent man , yet , had , from the in- " telligence I collected from many Muffulmen , Portuguese , and ...
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... himself , with the most obftinate courage . The number of Bar- " barians that fell under his sword will scarcely be credited ; but at length , overpowered by the multitude of his enemies , he was forced to quit the combat . Sultan ...
... himself , with the most obftinate courage . The number of Bar- " barians that fell under his sword will scarcely be credited ; but at length , overpowered by the multitude of his enemies , he was forced to quit the combat . Sultan ...
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affiftance Afghan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army battle of Buxar Bellafpour Benares Bengal caufe cauſe chief cloſe coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtricts dominion Engliſh eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feem feen fervant fervice fide firſt fituation flain fmall foldier fome foon ftate ftrength fubject fuccefs fuch fupplied fupported Ganges Hafiz Rhamut himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India Jumbo Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian lacks of rupees Lahore laſt Lucknow Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas meaſure moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Shah Najeb Najeb-ud-Dowlah Nanock obferved occafion officer Oude Patan Patna perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince profeffion province Punjab purpoſe raiſed refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla rupees Saadut Khan ſeem ſeen ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques Sirhend ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtate ſtation ſtrong Sufdar Jung Sultan Shujah ſuppoſed territory theſe thoſe tion town troops uſe village Vizier whofe whoſe worſhip