The History of India from the Earliest Ages: Hindu Buddhist Brahmanical revivalN. Trübner, 1874 - India |
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... present work meets both views . It is at once the third volume of the history of India from the earliest ages , and ... present volume , that its statements are far from reliable , unless confirmed by other authorities . 3 It appears ...
... present work meets both views . It is at once the third volume of the history of India from the earliest ages , and ... present volume , that its statements are far from reliable , unless confirmed by other authorities . 3 It appears ...
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... present work is complete in itself , it also forms the third volume of the history of India , the publication of which was begun as far back as 1867. It may therefore be advis- able to describe more precisely the plan which was origin ...
... present work is complete in itself , it also forms the third volume of the history of India , the publication of which was begun as far back as 1867. It may therefore be advis- able to describe more precisely the plan which was origin ...
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... present work meets both views . It is at once the third volume of the history of India from the earliest ages , and ... present volume , that its statements are far from reliable , unless confirmed by other authorities . 3 It appears ...
... present work meets both views . It is at once the third volume of the history of India from the earliest ages , and ... present volume , that its statements are far from reliable , unless confirmed by other authorities . 3 It appears ...
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... present volume opens with retrospects of the Vedic and Brahmanic ages by the light of the materials already brought under review in the two former volumes . It then brings every other available authority , excepting that of the Mussul ...
... present volume opens with retrospects of the Vedic and Brahmanic ages by the light of the materials already brought under review in the two former volumes . It then brings every other available authority , excepting that of the Mussul ...
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... present day may be mapped out into the three Three eras in eras of Hindú , Mussulman , and British . The Hindu era commences with the dawn of history . The and the British . Mussulman era commences with the invasions of the followers of ...
... present day may be mapped out into the three Three eras in eras of Hindú , Mussulman , and British . The Hindu era commences with the dawn of history . The and the British . Mussulman era commences with the invasions of the followers of ...
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Accordingly Alexander amongst ancient animals appear Asoka Ayodhya Bengal Brah Brahmanical Buddha Buddhist Buddhist chronicles Burma caste century chap CHAPTER character Chárudatta Chittore damsel daughter death deity Dekhan Delhi Dharma Dhritarashtra drama Dravidian Duryodhana duties edicts empire exile existence Fah-Hian father Ganges gods Gótama Buddha Greek Guzerat Hindú Hindustan Hiouen-Thsang history of India humanity idea Indus Jumna jungle Kanouj Kapila Kauravas king kingdom known Kosala Krishna Kshatriyas land legend Magadha Mahá Bhárata Maharaja marriage Marwar Megasthenes mendicant modern monastic monks Mussulman Nágas named Nirvána origin palace Pándavas Patali-putra Peninsula period political Portuguese Porus priests prince Punjab race Raja Raja Priyadarsi Rajpoot Ráma Rámáyana Rana reign relics religion religious Rishis rites river royal sacred sacrifice sages Sakúntalá Sakya Sákya Muni Sandrokottos sect Siva soul sovereign Srámans story Strabo supreme spirit temples throne tion tradition Vasanta-séná Vedic Aryans Vedic hymns village Vishnu whilst wife worship
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