The Indian Empire: Its Peoples, History, and Products

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Smith, Elder, & Company, 1893 - 852 pages

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Contents

Aryan Languages of Northern India Sanskrit
105
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108
Ethnical distribution of Indian Races
115
The Aryans in Ancient India
116
The Hindu Drama Kálidása 168170
143
The Hindu Novel Beast Stories 170
170
CHAPTER V
176
The Northern and Southern Buddhist Schools 182
182
Political Development of Buddhism the Four Councils 188 189
188
Spread of Buddhism throughout Asia
194
The Chinese Buddhist Pilgrims FaHian and Hiuen Tsiang 200
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CHAPTER VI
210
Seleukos and Chandra Gupta 213
213
Ancient and Modern Greeks the Yavanas
220
Scythian Elements in India the Játs and Rájputs ? 226
226
The Takshaks and Nágás 232234
233
CHAPTER VIII
240
Plasticity and Rigidity of Caste
247
SerpentWorship Nágá Rites Phallic Emblems 252255
252
The Acta Sanctorum of Hinduism the BhaktaMálá
258
Siva and Vishnu compared
265
KrishnaWorship the Chief Vishnuite Sects 272
272
CHAPTER IX
279
Early Indian Christians 190 A D
285
First Portuguese Missionaries 1500 A D the Syrian Rite
295
Jesuit Colleges and Rural Settlements 298302
298
The Portuguese Inquisition at Goa 304305
304
First Protestant Missionaries 1705 Danish Lutherans 313
313
The Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment 319
320
House of Ghor 10011030 A D Muhammad of Ghors
328
House of Khiljí Aláuddíns Conquest of Southern India 334
334
Firuz Shah Tughlaks Canals 13511388 A D
338
CHAPTER XI
344
Akbars Subjugation of Khandesh his Death
350
Revenues of the Mughal Empire 15931761 355357
357
Rebellion of Prince Aurangzeb and Deposition of Sháh
363
Aurangzebs twenty years Maráthá War his Despair
366
Independence of the Deccan Oudh and Rájput States
372
Rise of the Peshwás Bálají Viswanáth
378
The Dravidian Route through India
385

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