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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Page 77
... parties concerned . — In the evening , having this day travelled fix coffes , I halted at Alum Chund , the north - west limit of the Allahabad diftricts . The coun- try had a barren and defolate aspect ; the cause of which was af ...
... parties concerned . — In the evening , having this day travelled fix coffes , I halted at Alum Chund , the north - west limit of the Allahabad diftricts . The coun- try had a barren and defolate aspect ; the cause of which was af ...
Page 101
... party of banditti . In the plunder of an adjacent village , Daoud Khan * This appellation , I have been informed , is derived from Rob , a word in the Afghan language fignifying a hill or mountain ; and is the name alfo of a certain ...
... party of banditti . In the plunder of an adjacent village , Daoud Khan * This appellation , I have been informed , is derived from Rob , a word in the Afghan language fignifying a hill or mountain ; and is the name alfo of a certain ...
Page 104
... party of mountaineers , who had attacked him by furprize . The Rohilla party after this disaster withdrew to Beouly and Burneah , where they had , antecedently to the Cummaioun expedition , lodged their families ; and in a fhort space ...
... party of mountaineers , who had attacked him by furprize . The Rohilla party after this disaster withdrew to Beouly and Burneah , where they had , antecedently to the Cummaioun expedition , lodged their families ; and in a fhort space ...
Page 108
... party by every powerful connection that he could procure . * Futtah Khan , originally a Hindoo , was adopted by Ali Mahomet . The ufage of male adoption prevails even in Mahometan families where there are many fons . + Sufdar Jung ...
... party by every powerful connection that he could procure . * Futtah Khan , originally a Hindoo , was adopted by Ali Mahomet . The ufage of male adoption prevails even in Mahometan families where there are many fons . + Sufdar Jung ...
Page 110
... party , which had been joined by a body of two or three thousand marauding Afghans , was computed at ten thousand cavalry , and fifteen or twenty thousand infantry of various denominations . The Rohilla did not take any part in the ...
... party , which had been joined by a body of two or three thousand marauding Afghans , was computed at ten thousand cavalry , and fifteen or twenty thousand infantry of various denominations . The Rohilla did not take any part in the ...
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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