The Indian Empire: Its Peoples, History, and ProductsSmith, Elder, & Company, 1893 - 852 pages |
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... Bengal ( 1634-1696 ) , Native Rulers of Bengal ( 1707-1756 ) ; the ' Black Hole ' Tragedy , Battle of Plassey ( 1757 ) , and its Results , List of Governors and Viceroys ; Clive , Governor of Bengal ( 1758 ) ,. Clive's Wars in Oudh ...
... Bengal ( 1634-1696 ) , Native Rulers of Bengal ( 1707-1756 ) ; the ' Black Hole ' Tragedy , Battle of Plassey ( 1757 ) , and its Results , List of Governors and Viceroys ; Clive , Governor of Bengal ( 1758 ) ,. Clive's Wars in Oudh ...
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... Bengal to within reach of that city in 1816 is a matter of history . Ancient and well - known trade routes exist ... Bengal and the wild tribes of Upper Burma . The southern continuations of these ranges , known as the Yomas , separate ...
... Bengal to within reach of that city in 1816 is a matter of history . Ancient and well - known trade routes exist ... Bengal and the wild tribes of Upper Burma . The southern continuations of these ranges , known as the Yomas , separate ...
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... Bengal Civil Service , have done much to illustrate the flora , fauna , and ethnology of the Himalayas ; and no sketch of this region would be com- plete without a reference to Mr. Hodgson's work . Second India- The River Plains . The ...
... Bengal Civil Service , have done much to illustrate the flora , fauna , and ethnology of the Himalayas ; and no sketch of this region would be com- plete without a reference to Mr. Hodgson's work . Second India- The River Plains . The ...
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... Bengal and Burma , Meghná . ) under the name of the MEGHNA river , itself a broad and magnificent sheet of water . islands . its course . The Brahmaputra is famous not only for its vast alluvial Brahma- deposits , but also for the ...
... Bengal and Burma , Meghná . ) under the name of the MEGHNA river , itself a broad and magnificent sheet of water . islands . its course . The Brahmaputra is famous not only for its vast alluvial Brahma- deposits , but also for the ...
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... Bengal . In return for these , Calcutta sends northward by the Brahmaputra , European piece - goods , salt , and hardware ; while Assam imports from the Bengal delta , by the same highway , large quantities of rice for the labourers on ...
... Bengal . In return for these , Calcutta sends northward by the Brahmaputra , European piece - goods , salt , and hardware ; while Assam imports from the Bengal delta , by the same highway , large quantities of rice for the labourers on ...
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aboriginal acres Afghán Akbar ancient army Aryan Asoka Assam Aurangzeb Behar Bengal Berár Bishop Bombay Bráhmanical Bráhmans British India Buddha Buddhist Burma Calcutta capital caste Catholic Census cent Central Provinces century A.D. chief Christian Church coast cultivation Deccan Delhi dialects District doctrine Dravidian dynasty east Emperor English European faith famine Feudatory Firishta forest Ganges Gangetic Gazetteer of India Government Greek Gujarát Himálayas Hindu Hinduism Húglí Imperial Gazetteer Indus irrigation Jahán Jains Kandh King kingdom land language legend Lord Madras Malabar Maráthás Megasthenes ment miles millions missionaries missions modern Mughal Empire Muhammadan Musalmán Nágá Native non-Aryan North-Western Provinces Northern Orissa Oudh Persian Peshwá population Portuguese Prákrits priests princes Punjab races Rájá Rájputs Ráma religion religious revenue river rule Sakya Sanskrit Santáls Scythian Scythic sect settlements Sháh Siva Southern India territory Thomas tion tribes Veda Vedic vernaculars Vishnu Vishnuite Western worship