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Page 7
From the period of Arungzebe's death , * until nearly the date of our territorial
establishments in India , when the Moghul Empire still preserved a large
possession of its power , the balance of the revenues of Bengal , was punctually
conveyed ...
From the period of Arungzebe's death , * until nearly the date of our territorial
establishments in India , when the Moghul Empire still preserved a large
possession of its power , the balance of the revenues of Bengal , was punctually
conveyed ...
Page 8
... before that period , annually took place at the port of Calcutta :: yet , though it
may have injured the exterior commerce ... revenue of the Ganges falt has been
increased , by this restriction , to an amount never produced at any former period
.
... before that period , annually took place at the port of Calcutta :: yet , though it
may have injured the exterior commerce ... revenue of the Ganges falt has been
increased , by this restriction , to an amount never produced at any former period
.
Page 14
Happening to be more intelligent than the common class , and agreeably to the
period of his life , very narrative , he afforded me much amusement in his relation
and remarks . This old Cicerone obferved , that the very spot which he was then ...
Happening to be more intelligent than the common class , and agreeably to the
period of his life , very narrative , he afforded me much amusement in his relation
and remarks . This old Cicerone obferved , that the very spot which he was then ...
Page 16
As some relation of Sultan Shujah , ( especially of the latter period of his life ,
which was involved in a series calamity ) mayo excite your attention , and enable
me to offer up a tribute of pity to . the memory of an unfortunate , but gallant ,
prince ...
As some relation of Sultan Shujah , ( especially of the latter period of his life ,
which was involved in a series calamity ) mayo excite your attention , and enable
me to offer up a tribute of pity to . the memory of an unfortunate , but gallant ,
prince ...
Page 24
The depredations of these people had , at former periods , rendered the passage
of the roads in that quarter so unsafe , that escorts were stationed at certain posts
, for the protection of travellers ; and detachments of two and three battalions ...
The depredations of these people had , at former periods , rendered the passage
of the roads in that quarter so unsafe , that escorts were stationed at certain posts
, for the protection of travellers ; and detachments of two and three battalions ...
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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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