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The empire of the Hindoos , as related in many of their historical tracts , consisted
of fifty - six separate principalities , ultimately governed by one prince , whose
kingdom extended from the southern limits of Tartary to the island of Ceylon , and
...
The empire of the Hindoos , as related in many of their historical tracts , consisted
of fifty - six separate principalities , ultimately governed by one prince , whose
kingdom extended from the southern limits of Tartary to the island of Ceylon , and
...
Page 50
The traveller was enabled to journey through this extenfive empire , with an eale
and safety , unknown in other countries . The public roads were shaded with
trees ; and frequent habitations , accommodated with a pond or well , were
founded ...
The traveller was enabled to journey through this extenfive empire , with an eale
and safety , unknown in other countries . The public roads were shaded with
trees ; and frequent habitations , accommodated with a pond or well , were
founded ...
Page 51
To form an accurate judgment of the genius of the Hindoos , or to describe the
limit to which they extended art and science , it were requisite , could the
necessary materials be procured , to exhibit the condition of their empire , before
it had felt ...
To form an accurate judgment of the genius of the Hindoos , or to describe the
limit to which they extended art and science , it were requisite , could the
necessary materials be procured , to exhibit the condition of their empire , before
it had felt ...
Page 85
Lucknow , January 16th , 1783 . MY DEAR SIR , BEFORE RE I leave the
territories of Affoffud - Dowlan , or , as he is often entitled from the rank he holds ,
the Vizier of the Empire , I will throw together for your perusal some brief remarks
on the ...
Lucknow , January 16th , 1783 . MY DEAR SIR , BEFORE RE I leave the
territories of Affoffud - Dowlan , or , as he is often entitled from the rank he holds ,
the Vizier of the Empire , I will throw together for your perusal some brief remarks
on the ...
Page 105
+ An act of such avowed rebellion , committed within almost the precincts of the
court , marks an epocha of the decline of the Mogul Empire , and conspicuously
shews , that the power and vigor which had rendered its arms invincible under ...
+ An act of such avowed rebellion , committed within almost the precincts of the
court , marks an epocha of the decline of the Mogul Empire , and conspicuously
shews , that the power and vigor which had rendered its arms invincible under ...
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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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