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Page 73
But from great men and their splendid works , let me defcend to more trivial
concerns , and to some account of my private adventures . INDIA , you know ,
hath ever been famed for affording conve · nient places of accomodation to the
traveller ...
But from great men and their splendid works , let me defcend to more trivial
concerns , and to some account of my private adventures . INDIA , you know ,
hath ever been famed for affording conve · nient places of accomodation to the
traveller ...
Page 92
It is mentioned in testimony of its grandeur , that Kinnouge contained thirty
thousand shops for the sale of betle , and afforded employment for six thousand
female dancers , and musicians . — A vast mass of ruins interspersed through a
wide ...
It is mentioned in testimony of its grandeur , that Kinnouge contained thirty
thousand shops for the sale of betle , and afforded employment for six thousand
female dancers , and musicians . — A vast mass of ruins interspersed through a
wide ...
Page 102
... Khan , an Afghan Mollah , s visited his countrymen in India and it is said that he
had particular claims of friendship on Daoud Khan , being either the adoptive
father of that chief , or having afforded him in his youth the means of subsistence .
... Khan , an Afghan Mollah , s visited his countrymen in India and it is said that he
had particular claims of friendship on Daoud Khan , being either the adoptive
father of that chief , or having afforded him in his youth the means of subsistence .
Page 107
... that had been taken for the murder of his father . Ali Mahomet , who resided
chiefly at Owlah , established throughout his territory a permanent system of
government , which though occasionally rigorous , afforded a general protection
to the ...
... that had been taken for the murder of his father . Ali Mahomet , who resided
chiefly at Owlah , established throughout his territory a permanent system of
government , which though occasionally rigorous , afforded a general protection
to the ...
Page 129
The relief of Dehli was hastened also by the arrival of Ahmed Shah Duranny , at
Sirhend , who was approaching with the avowed purpose of affording succour to
Najeb - ud - Dowlah . This chief had but a short time breathed from the ...
The relief of Dehli was hastened also by the arrival of Ahmed Shah Duranny , at
Sirhend , who was approaching with the avowed purpose of affording succour to
Najeb - ud - Dowlah . This chief had but a short time breathed from the ...
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| Title | 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 1 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, George Forster |
| Author | George Forster |
| Publisher | Faulder, 1798 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 9 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 315 pages |
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