The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... Emperor Akber was of an age verging upon thirty . He was then monarch over the fairest provinces of Hindoostan Proper . But he was unhappy on the score of having no child in his royal household . From phy- sical causes , little ...
... Emperor Akber was of an age verging upon thirty . He was then monarch over the fairest provinces of Hindoostan Proper . But he was unhappy on the score of having no child in his royal household . From phy- sical causes , little ...
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... Emperor made a supplication to the saint , who at night appeared to him in his sleep , and recommended him to go and entreat the intercession of the holy old man , who lived on the top of Sicri . This was Sheik Salim , then ninety- six ...
... Emperor made a supplication to the saint , who at night appeared to him in his sleep , and recommended him to go and entreat the intercession of the holy old man , who lived on the top of Sicri . This was Sheik Salim , then ninety- six ...
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... emperor's private study . ' It has three large windows filled with an excellent tracery of white marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of ...
... emperor's private study . ' It has three large windows filled with an excellent tracery of white marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of ...
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... emperors in their royal progresses , and wells at frequent intervals for the drink of passengers as well as for the irrigation of crops . Tavernier often safely traversed this road with his diamonds . Bernier , too , bears a testimony ...
... emperors in their royal progresses , and wells at frequent intervals for the drink of passengers as well as for the irrigation of crops . Tavernier often safely traversed this road with his diamonds . Bernier , too , bears a testimony ...
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... emperor's features upon it - of making it the medium to reflect an image of his person , and possibly a type of his mind . The noble structure at once calls up before us a strongly- built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been ...
... emperor's features upon it - of making it the medium to reflect an image of his person , and possibly a type of his mind . The noble structure at once calls up before us a strongly- built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been ...
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Akber American ancient appearance arches Author beautiful Bengal Brindabun British building built Buldeo Calcutta character Chinese cloth College containing court Crown 8vo David Urquhart Delhi DICTIONARY Ditto emperor English eyes F. J. Furnivall F. W. Newman feet Firoz Frances Power Cobbe French Gate gateway German gharry gold Gopinees GRAMMAR ground hall head Hindoo hundred Illustrations India Indraprastha inscription John Jumna Khan king Kootub Krishna Lalkot LANGUAGE late literature LL.D London Mahomed Mahomedan miles Minar Mogul mosque Musjeed Mussulmans Muttra native Notes original palace Patan PATERNOSTER ROW pilgrim pillar Post 8vo present princes Professor published Radha Rajah reign religion revised Richard Congreve Rig-Veda Royal 8vo Royal Asiatic Society ruins rupees Sanskrit scene Second Edition sewed Shah Jehan stone story temple Text Theodore Goldstücker throne tion tomb Translated traveller TRÜBNER viii volume Vrij walls white marble William