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 |
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Page 49
... empire of the Hindoos , as related in many of their hif torical tracts , confifted of fifty - fix feparate principalities , ulti- mately governed by one prince , whofe kingdom extended from the fouthern limits of Tartary to the island ...
... empire of the Hindoos , as related in many of their hif torical tracts , confifted of fifty - fix feparate principalities , ulti- mately governed by one prince , whofe kingdom extended from the fouthern limits of Tartary to the island ...
Page 50
... empire , with an ease and safety , un- known in other countries . The public roads were shaded with and frequent habitations , accommodated with a pond or well , were founded for the conveniency of the passenger ; and fhould he have ...
... empire , with an ease and safety , un- known in other countries . The public roads were shaded with and frequent habitations , accommodated with a pond or well , were founded for the conveniency of the passenger ; and fhould he have ...
Page 51
... empire , before it had felt the fevere and vic- torious arms of the Mahometans . -A partial and degrading rela- tion would be made of the Hindoos , were a defcription of their laws , government , and manner , taken from the appearance ...
... empire , before it had felt the fevere and vic- torious arms of the Mahometans . -A partial and degrading rela- tion would be made of the Hindoos , were a defcription of their laws , government , and manner , taken from the appearance ...
Page 85
... Empire , I will throw together for your perusal some brief remarks on the Oude government . THIS Country is bounded on the north , by parts of Napaul and Siranagur ; on the caft , by the English poffeffions ; on the fouth , by the Jumna ...
... Empire , I will throw together for your perusal some brief remarks on the Oude government . THIS Country is bounded on the north , by parts of Napaul and Siranagur ; on the caft , by the English poffeffions ; on the fouth , by the Jumna ...
Page 105
... Empire , and confpicuously shews , that the power and vigor which had rendered its arms invincible under Acbar , and Aurungzebe , no longer existed . In some papers recording Rohilla hiftory , it is mentioned , that Azmut Ullah was ...
... Empire , and confpicuously shews , that the power and vigor which had rendered its arms invincible under Acbar , and Aurungzebe , no longer existed . In some papers recording Rohilla hiftory , it is mentioned , that Azmut Ullah was ...
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affiftance Afghan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army battle of Buxar Bellafpour Benares Bengal caufe cauſe chief cloſe coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtricts dominion Engliſh eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feem feen fervant fervice fide firſt fituation flain fmall foldier fome foon ftate ftrength fubject fuccefs fuch fupplied fupported Ganges Hafiz Rhamut himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India Jumbo Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian lacks of rupees Lahore laſt Lucknow Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas meaſure moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Shah Najeb Najeb-ud-Dowlah Nanock obferved occafion officer Oude Patan Patna perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince profeffion province Punjab purpoſe raiſed refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla rupees Saadut Khan ſeem ſeen ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques Sirhend ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtate ſtation ſtrong Sufdar Jung Sultan Shujah ſuppoſed territory theſe thoſe tion town troops uſe village Vizier whofe whoſe worſhip