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The Observatory , built by Mânasimha 4 about A.D. 1600 , is , it may be , the only
noteworthy Hindu edifice of the 1 Fiscally , too , it had come , in the days of Akbar
, to be of very secondary note . See the Ayeen Akbery , Vol . II . , Appendix , p .
The Observatory , built by Mânasimha 4 about A.D. 1600 , is , it may be , the only
noteworthy Hindu edifice of the 1 Fiscally , too , it had come , in the days of Akbar
, to be of very secondary note . See the Ayeen Akbery , Vol . II . , Appendix , p .
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Although such a supposition is incapable of direct proof , yet the sacred city must
, undoubtedly , be reckoned amongst the primitive cities founded by this people .
When it was first built , and by what prince or patriarch , is altogether unknown ...
Although such a supposition is incapable of direct proof , yet the sacred city must
, undoubtedly , be reckoned amongst the primitive cities founded by this people .
When it was first built , and by what prince or patriarch , is altogether unknown ...
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... there were any before that date , that they have all been destroyed . Of the
ancient Assyrian palaces discovered by Layard , those most elaborately
sculptured were built about B.C. 700 , while others , in a less ornamented style ,
were erected ...
... there were any before that date , that they have all been destroyed . Of the
ancient Assyrian palaces discovered by Layard , those most elaborately
sculptured were built about B.C. 700 , while others , in a less ornamented style ,
were erected ...
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring.
the last century , carted away an entire tope , or sacred tower , from the same vast
store - house , with which he built Jagat Ganj , a ward or district in the suburbs of
...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring.
the last century , carted away an entire tope , or sacred tower , from the same vast
store - house , with which he built Jagat Ganj , a ward or district in the suburbs of
...
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... was erected about the era of the Gupta dynasty , or perhaps from the first or
second to the third or fourth century A.D. There are several ancient edifices in
Benares , which , if not original , are certainly to a large extent built of old
materials .
... was erected about the era of the Gupta dynasty , or perhaps from the first or
second to the third or fourth century A.D. There are several ancient edifices in
Benares , which , if not original , are certainly to a large extent built of old
materials .
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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