A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 2Faulder, 1798 - 297 pages |
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... known by the name of Siringnaghur , but now by that of the province at large , extends about three miles on each fide of the river Jalum , over which are four or five wooden bridges , and occupies VOL . II . B in in fome part of its ...
... known by the name of Siringnaghur , but now by that of the province at large , extends about three miles on each fide of the river Jalum , over which are four or five wooden bridges , and occupies VOL . II . B in in fome part of its ...
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... known among other Afiatic nations . There , all that exterior gravity which constitutes a grand part of the Mahometan character , is thrown afide ; and the Turk , Arab , and Perfian , as if fatigued with ex- hibiting the ferious and ...
... known among other Afiatic nations . There , all that exterior gravity which constitutes a grand part of the Mahometan character , is thrown afide ; and the Turk , Arab , and Perfian , as if fatigued with ex- hibiting the ferious and ...
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... known to abound in fine women , few are now feen among the courtezans . A REVENUE of between twenty and thirty lacks of rupees is collected from this province , of which a tribute of seven lacks is remitted to the treasury of Timur Shah ...
... known to abound in fine women , few are now feen among the courtezans . A REVENUE of between twenty and thirty lacks of rupees is collected from this province , of which a tribute of seven lacks is remitted to the treasury of Timur Shah ...
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... known to me , I ftrongly feared its failure ; for strangers rarely visit Kashmire for the purpose of curiofity or amusement , and as no specific occupation was ascribed to me , I observed to the Dewan that a refusal might be expected ...
... known to me , I ftrongly feared its failure ; for strangers rarely visit Kashmire for the purpose of curiofity or amusement , and as no specific occupation was ascribed to me , I observed to the Dewan that a refusal might be expected ...
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... known the Seids , never ut- tered a falfity ; Huffin also swore by the beard of his father to the truth of the fact . The officer who was a Kashmirian heard the ftory , with a grave countenance , and looking as if he did not believe a ...
... known the Seids , never ut- tered a falfity ; Huffin also swore by the beard of his father to the truth of the fact . The officer who was a Kashmirian heard the ftory , with a grave countenance , and looking as if he did not believe a ...
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affiftance affociate Afghan Afghaniſtan Afiatic Aftracan Aga Mahomed againſt alfo alſo Armenian Attock Baku Cafpian fea cauſe Chriftian coffes confifts courſe defert Derbent diſtance diſtricts eaſt eaſtern empire eſpecially eſtabliſhed extenſive faid fect feemed feen feid fervice feven fhore fide filk firſt fituation fmall fociety fome foon fouthern fpecies ftream ftrong fubject fuch fupplied fupport furfungs furniſhed ghan Ghilan hadji Herat himſelf Hindoos horfe horſe houſe India inhabitants interfected journey Kabul kafilah Kandahar karavanfera Kaſhmire Kaſhmirians Khan Khorafan laſt leaſt Mahomet Mahometan Mazanderan miles moſt Mufchid muſt myſelf Nadir Shah neceffary obferved occafionally paffage paffed paffengers Pefhour Perfia perfon Peterſburgh pleaſure poffeffed prefent prince procured province purpoſe quarter refidence river road Ruffian ſaid ſeemed ſeen ſhould ſmall ſome ſpace ſtands ſtate ſtation Tartars theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Timur Shah tion town travellers Turcoman ufually uſe uſually veffel village weſtern whofe whoſe