A Short Manual of the History of India: With an Account of India as it Is; the Soil, Climate, and Productions; the People, Their Races, Religions, Public Works, and Industries; the Civil Services, and System of Administration |
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... English settlements ; Serampore ( or Srirampur ) , formerly a Danish settlement , and long famous as the centre of a great missionary work ; Chandernagore or Chandernagar , still a French settlement ; Sátgaon , once the capital of ...
... English settlements ; Serampore ( or Srirampur ) , formerly a Danish settlement , and long famous as the centre of a great missionary work ; Chandernagore or Chandernagar , still a French settlement ; Sátgaon , once the capital of ...
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... English and native troops ; there are consequently many large English military stations . From the nature of its frontier it is also rich in hill - stations , such as Simla , Marri ( or Murree ) , Dalhousie , Dagshai , Sabathu , all of ...
... English and native troops ; there are consequently many large English military stations . From the nature of its frontier it is also rich in hill - stations , such as Simla , Marri ( or Murree ) , Dalhousie , Dagshai , Sabathu , all of ...
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... English and French in the Carnatic ; and the sacred island of Srirangam . In the district of Madura is the ancient town of Madura , now containing 51,000 in- habitants . In Malabar are the ports of Calicut and Cannanore , and the ...
... English and French in the Carnatic ; and the sacred island of Srirangam . In the district of Madura is the ancient town of Madura , now containing 51,000 in- habitants . In Malabar are the ports of Calicut and Cannanore , and the ...
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... English visitors come there every summer in search of health or sport . The Mahárájá is one of the chief feudatories of the Indian Empire , and has been created a G.C.S.I. and a Councillor of the Empress . The capital is Srinagar . § 28 ...
... English visitors come there every summer in search of health or sport . The Mahárájá is one of the chief feudatories of the Indian Empire , and has been created a G.C.S.I. and a Councillor of the Empress . The capital is Srinagar . § 28 ...
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... English Crown colony , and is ruled by the English Government in London through a governor , and not by the Viceroy of India . It is a little smaller than Ireland , with a population of nearly 2,500,000 . The native name is Singhala ...
... English Crown colony , and is ruled by the English Government in London through a governor , and not by the Viceroy of India . It is a little smaller than Ireland , with a population of nearly 2,500,000 . The native name is Singhala ...
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