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though but a small portion of local knowledge might have been acquired ,
effential advantages arose from this temporary residence . Guided by no views of
interest , nor impressed by any frown of power , I was enabled to examine the
objects ...
though but a small portion of local knowledge might have been acquired ,
effential advantages arose from this temporary residence . Guided by no views of
interest , nor impressed by any frown of power , I was enabled to examine the
objects ...
Page 10
Mooreshedabad , which now bears the various marks of poverty and decay , an
evident result of the removal of the seat of Government , is a city of no old date ;
as the residence of the subahs of Bengal , who , not many years ago , kept their ...
Mooreshedabad , which now bears the various marks of poverty and decay , an
evident result of the removal of the seat of Government , is a city of no old date ;
as the residence of the subahs of Bengal , who , not many years ago , kept their ...
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... arrived at Rajah Mhal , a former residence of fome of the Bengal subahdars .
Ali Veidy Khan , in the beginning of his administration , which commenced in
1742 , removed the seat of Government from this place to Moorelhedabad . I
could not ...
... arrived at Rajah Mhal , a former residence of fome of the Bengal subahdars .
Ali Veidy Khan , in the beginning of his administration , which commenced in
1742 , removed the seat of Government from this place to Moorelhedabad . I
could not ...
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This city is spacious and populous , though much fallen from the importance it
held , during the residence of the Subahdar of Bahar . The great quantity of
poppies cultivated in the contiguous districts , from which opium of an excellent
quality ...
This city is spacious and populous , though much fallen from the importance it
held , during the residence of the Subahdar of Bahar . The great quantity of
poppies cultivated in the contiguous districts , from which opium of an excellent
quality ...
Page 25
... an act of treacherous cruelty , the cause , I think , should have been explained .
On the 13th of July , I left Patna , and on the same day arrived Vol , I. D t at 1 at
Muzufferpour , the residence of the Collector of Tirhoot FORSTER'S TRAVELS 25
.
... an act of treacherous cruelty , the cause , I think , should have been explained .
On the 13th of July , I left Patna , and on the same day arrived Vol , I. D t at 1 at
Muzufferpour , the residence of the Collector of Tirhoot FORSTER'S TRAVELS 25
.
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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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