The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page vii
... Marble throne . - Great Mo- gul justice . - Dewanni - khas . - Tukt Taous , or Peacock Throne . -Bernier's description of the Mogul court . - Anecdote of coffee - drinking . The Seraglio . - The Hummaumns , or baths . -Tusbear Khannah ...
... Marble throne . - Great Mo- gul justice . - Dewanni - khas . - Tukt Taous , or Peacock Throne . -Bernier's description of the Mogul court . - Anecdote of coffee - drinking . The Seraglio . - The Hummaumns , or baths . -Tusbear Khannah ...
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... marble , carved with a tasteful elegance . The sarcophagus is enclosed in a latticed screen of marble , and inlaid with mother - of - pearl . To the left is a large mosque , surmounted by three beautiful white marble domes . The old ...
... marble , carved with a tasteful elegance . The sarcophagus is enclosed in a latticed screen of marble , and inlaid with mother - of - pearl . To the left is a large mosque , surmounted by three beautiful white marble domes . The old ...
Page 7
... marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of considerable merit in exe- cution . ' By Aurungzebe's bigotry the birds and beasts have been ...
... marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of considerable merit in exe- cution . ' By Aurungzebe's bigotry the birds and beasts have been ...
Page 12
... marbles enter into its composition . The sides are built up in walls of light and exquisite lattice - screens of the ... marble , carved with elegant flower - wreaths , and the name and titles of Akber in Arabic . is also beautifully ...
... marbles enter into its composition . The sides are built up in walls of light and exquisite lattice - screens of the ... marble , carved with elegant flower - wreaths , and the name and titles of Akber in Arabic . is also beautifully ...
Page 13
... marble , plain and unadorned , as all true greatness loves to be , and as Akber was wont to appear in life amidst surrounding splendour . It exactly cor- responds in position with the cenotaph that is on the terrace above . There ...
... marble , plain and unadorned , as all true greatness loves to be , and as Akber was wont to appear in life amidst surrounding splendour . It exactly cor- responds in position with the cenotaph that is on the terrace above . There ...
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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