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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... Sikh State of Kapurthalá , between the Biás and the Sutlej ; ( 3 ) the Cis - Sutlej States , of which the most important are Patiálá , Jhind , and Nabhá - the Mahárájás of these three states are Játs , and are descended from a common ...
... Sikh State of Kapurthalá , between the Biás and the Sutlej ; ( 3 ) the Cis - Sutlej States , of which the most important are Patiálá , Jhind , and Nabhá - the Mahárájás of these three states are Játs , and are descended from a common ...
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... Sikhs in the first Sikh war , 1846 ) . In the Jáland- har division is Kangrah , formerly called Nagarkot or Bhimnagar , a famous hill - fort . In the Amritsar division is Amritsar , the sacred city of the Sikhs . In the Lahore division ...
... Sikhs in the first Sikh war , 1846 ) . In the Jáland- har division is Kangrah , formerly called Nagarkot or Bhimnagar , a famous hill - fort . In the Amritsar division is Amritsar , the sacred city of the Sikhs . In the Lahore division ...
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... Sikh indemnity . The ' Happy Valley ' has always been famed for the beauty of its scenery , for its lake , its flowers , and its fruits , and a good many English visitors come there every summer in search of health or sport . The ...
... Sikh indemnity . The ' Happy Valley ' has always been famed for the beauty of its scenery , for its lake , its flowers , and its fruits , and a good many English visitors come there every summer in search of health or sport . The ...
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... Sikhs and others on the upper waters of the Indus . Sindhi , with eight dialects , is spoken on the lower course of the Indus , in Sind and the neighbouring districts of Cutch and Balochistán . Maráthi is one of the strongest of the ...
... Sikhs and others on the upper waters of the Indus . Sindhi , with eight dialects , is spoken on the lower course of the Indus , in Sind and the neighbouring districts of Cutch and Balochistán . Maráthi is one of the strongest of the ...
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... Sikhs . § 88. Buddhism . § 89. Jainism . § 90. Musalmáns . § 91. Pársis . § 92. Hindu Caste . § 93. Obsolete or Prohibited Customs . § 94. Christian Missions . § 79. Bráhmanism or Hinduism . - Of the 240 millions who inhabit the Indian ...
... Sikhs . § 88. Buddhism . § 89. Jainism . § 90. Musalmáns . § 91. Pársis . § 92. Hindu Caste . § 93. Obsolete or Prohibited Customs . § 94. Christian Missions . § 79. Bráhmanism or Hinduism . - Of the 240 millions who inhabit the Indian ...
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