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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 58
Page 13
... native name ( Mombai or Mámbe ) into Buon - bahia , ' good harbour ' ; and being con- nected by rail with all parts of India , its commercial importance is very great indeed . Surat , the natural port of the Tapti , and Baroch , that of ...
... native name ( Mombai or Mámbe ) into Buon - bahia , ' good harbour ' ; and being con- nected by rail with all parts of India , its commercial importance is very great indeed . Surat , the natural port of the Tapti , and Baroch , that of ...
Page 15
... native princes , under the protection and general control of the Supreme Government . These States are bound by treaties , in return for this protection , to render certain feudal services to the Paramount Power ; as , for instance , in ...
... native princes , under the protection and general control of the Supreme Government . These States are bound by treaties , in return for this protection , to render certain feudal services to the Paramount Power ; as , for instance , in ...
Page 16
... Native States . Those that are attached to the Governments of Bengal , the North - west Provinces , the Punjab , Bombay , and Madras , will be briefly noticed in the several accounts of those Governments . The others fall into five ...
... Native States . Those that are attached to the Governments of Bengal , the North - west Provinces , the Punjab , Bombay , and Madras , will be briefly noticed in the several accounts of those Governments . The others fall into five ...
Page 19
... natives Bengal is called either Bangálá or Banga Desh , the country of Banga . Anciently , Bengal west of the Hooghly was called Rárá ; north - central Bengal , Varendra ; north - eastern Bengal and west Assam , Kámrup ; south Bihár ...
... natives Bengal is called either Bangálá or Banga Desh , the country of Banga . Anciently , Bengal west of the Hooghly was called Rárá ; north - central Bengal , Varendra ; north - eastern Bengal and west Assam , Kámrup ; south Bihár ...
Page 20
... Native States attached to or adjoining Bengal and Assam , in the northern and eastern mountain- valleys , and in the hilly regions of Chutiá Nágpur and Orissa , but there are none of great importance . The chief are Manipur , between ...
... Native States attached to or adjoining Bengal and Assam , in the northern and eastern mountain- valleys , and in the hilly regions of Chutiá Nágpur and Orissa , but there are none of great importance . The chief are Manipur , between ...
Other editions - View all
A Short Manual of the History of India: With an Account of India as It Is ... Roper Lethbridge, Sir No preview available - 2016 |
A Short Manual of the History of India - With an Account of India as It Is ... Roper Lethbridge No preview available - 2010 |
Common terms and phrases
Afghán Afghánistán afterwards Ahmad Akbar Alí army Aryan Assam Aurangzeb Báji Barár battle Bay of Bengal Bengal Bihár Bombay Bráhmans British Burma Buddhist Calcutta called Cambridge capital Carnatic Central India Ceylon Chap chief Clive coast College conquered conquest Council Crown 8vo Deccan Delhi district dominions dynasty East India Company Edition Emperor English Extra fcap famous fcap feudatory fortress French Ganges Government Governor Governor-General Greek Gujarát Gwalior Haidarabad Hastings Himálaya Hindu Hindustan Holkár Indus Jahán Kábul Kanauj Khán King large number late Fellow LATIN Lord Lord Cornwallis Madras Magadha Mahárájá Mahmud Mahrattas Málwa Mughul Muhammad Muhammad Ghori Muhammadan Musalmán Mysore Nágpur named native Nawáb Nepál Nizám North-West Provinces Northern Orissa Oudh peninsula Peshwá princes Professor Punjab Railway Rájá Rájput Rájputána Ráma Ráo reign religion revised Sanskrit School sepoys settlement Sháh Shah Alam II Síkh Sikhs Singh Sivaji Sultán territory Tippú troops valley Viceroy Warren Hastings whilst
Popular passages
Page 20 - HODGSON -MYTHOLOGY FOR LATIN VERSIFICATION. A brief Sketch of the Fables of the Ancients, prepared to be rendered into Latin Verse for Schools. By F. HODGSON, BD, late Provost of Eton. New Edition, revised by FC HODGSON, MA i8mo. 3*.
Page 45 - ARITHMETIC. (Dedicated to Lord Sandon.) With Answers and Hints. Standards I. and II. in box, is. Standards III., IV. and V., in boxes, is. each. Standard VI. in Two Parts, in boxes, is.
Page 27 - THE SEVEN KINGS OF. ROME. An Easy Narrative, abridged from the First Book of Livy by the omission of Difficult Passages; being a First Latin Reading Book, with Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary.
Page 44 - FRS, late Fellow and Assistant Tutor of St. Peter's College, Cambridge ; Examiner in the University of London.