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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... SHAH JAHÁN , AND AURANGZEB , A.D. 1605-1627-1658-1707 XV . THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE MUGHUL EMPIRE 206 215 • 221 XVI . SIVAJI AND THE RISE OF THE MAHRATTAS . 228 XVII . THE PROGRESS AND DECLINE OF THE MAHRATTA POWER 233 XVIII . EARLY ...
... SHAH JAHÁN , AND AURANGZEB , A.D. 1605-1627-1658-1707 XV . THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE MUGHUL EMPIRE 206 215 • 221 XVI . SIVAJI AND THE RISE OF THE MAHRATTAS . 228 XVII . THE PROGRESS AND DECLINE OF THE MAHRATTA POWER 233 XVIII . EARLY ...
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... Shah defeated Humayun in A.D. 1539 ; and Rohtás , a famous hill - fortress near the Son , 1485 feet high . In Munger ( or Monghyr ) district is Munger , ' the Birmingham of Bengal , ' with a considerable iron manufacture ; and Jamalpur ...
... Shah defeated Humayun in A.D. 1539 ; and Rohtás , a famous hill - fortress near the Son , 1485 feet high . In Munger ( or Monghyr ) district is Munger , ' the Birmingham of Bengal , ' with a considerable iron manufacture ; and Jamalpur ...
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... Shah in 1540. Mathurá or Muttra is also in the Agra division , a great Hindu city , sacred ( with the neighbouring Brindában ) as the scene of Krishna's exploits ; it was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni , and many of its temples destroyed by ...
... Shah in 1540. Mathurá or Muttra is also in the Agra division , a great Hindu city , sacred ( with the neighbouring Brindában ) as the scene of Krishna's exploits ; it was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni , and many of its temples destroyed by ...
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... Shah Jahan . A little west of Aurangabad is Deogiri or Deogarh , now called Daulatabad ; a few miles to the north- west is Ellora , famous for its cave - temples , and to the east is the battle - field of Assai . $ 25 . The Madras ...
... Shah Jahan . A little west of Aurangabad is Deogiri or Deogarh , now called Daulatabad ; a few miles to the north- west is Ellora , famous for its cave - temples , and to the east is the battle - field of Assai . $ 25 . The Madras ...
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... Shah II . , of Bijapur , from A.D. 1589 to about 1612 ; and to that monarch he dedicated his great work , the Tárikh Firishta . This is a general history of India , commencing A.D. 975 and terminating with 1605. It was translated into ...
... Shah II . , of Bijapur , from A.D. 1589 to about 1612 ; and to that monarch he dedicated his great work , the Tárikh Firishta . This is a general history of India , commencing A.D. 975 and terminating with 1605. It was translated into ...
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