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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... kingdom [ see Chapter xi . ] , and Chanár , a famous hill - fort . Agra , on the Jamnah , was the capital of the Pathan and Mughul empires , superseding Delhi , from the time of Sikandar Lodi to that of Shahjahán : it contains many ...
... kingdom [ see Chapter xi . ] , and Chanár , a famous hill - fort . Agra , on the Jamnah , was the capital of the Pathan and Mughul empires , superseding Delhi , from the time of Sikandar Lodi to that of Shahjahán : it contains many ...
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... kingdom of Taxila , the city of Taxila having been situated near Hasan Abdál ; near the present site of Jalálpur , on the Jhelam , Alexander built his city of Boukephala ; and on the other side of the Jhelam , near the modern ...
... kingdom of Taxila , the city of Taxila having been situated near Hasan Abdál ; near the present site of Jalálpur , on the Jhelam , Alexander built his city of Boukephala ; and on the other side of the Jhelam , near the modern ...
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... kingdom ; Bijapur , the capital of the Adil Shahi kingdom ; and Satára , the capital of Sivaji's descend- ants . In Gujarát are Baroda , capital of the Mahratta chief called the Gaikwár ; Surat , most famous as one of the earliest ...
... kingdom ; Bijapur , the capital of the Adil Shahi kingdom ; and Satára , the capital of Sivaji's descend- ants . In Gujarát are Baroda , capital of the Mahratta chief called the Gaikwár ; Surat , most famous as one of the earliest ...
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... kingdom of Gondwáná , the country of the aboriginal Gonds ; at present the Gonds and other aboriginal tribes are estimated to number about one - fourth of the population - the remaining three - fourths being Hindus in race , Hindus or ...
... kingdom of Gondwáná , the country of the aboriginal Gonds ; at present the Gonds and other aboriginal tribes are estimated to number about one - fourth of the population - the remaining three - fourths being Hindus in race , Hindus or ...
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... kingdom of Mithila , and was probably also included in the realm of Vaisáli . The centre of the great empire of Magadha was in Southern Bihar . Kashi was the Benares country ; north - west of it , to the Himálaya , was Kapila , or ...
... kingdom of Mithila , and was probably also included in the realm of Vaisáli . The centre of the great empire of Magadha was in Southern Bihar . Kashi was the Benares country ; north - west of it , to the Himálaya , was Kapila , or ...
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