The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page vi
... Mahomedan conquest of India . - Mus- jeed - i - Kootub - ul - Islam . - The Kootub Minar . - The unfin- ished Minar . - Altamash's tomb . - Diving - wells in Mehrow- lie . Adam Khan's tomb . - Rupamati . - Ruby Palace . - Kil- okeree ...
... Mahomedan conquest of India . - Mus- jeed - i - Kootub - ul - Islam . - The Kootub Minar . - The unfin- ished Minar . - Altamash's tomb . - Diving - wells in Mehrow- lie . Adam Khan's tomb . - Rupamati . - Ruby Palace . - Kil- okeree ...
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... Mahomedan minister that India has ever had , with feelings of universal benevo- lence . ' From Agra to Futtehpore Sicri is twenty - four miles , or a good six hours ' drive in a gharry . The whole way , ' says Fitch , ' resembled a ...
... Mahomedan minister that India has ever had , with feelings of universal benevo- lence . ' From Agra to Futtehpore Sicri is twenty - four miles , or a good six hours ' drive in a gharry . The whole way , ' says Fitch , ' resembled a ...
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... Mahomedan saints have dispensed similar favours to matrons of their nation . By domestic afflictions , the greatest minds are so unnerved as to follow the practices of the common herd . In his par- ental yearnings for a son , Akber ...
... Mahomedan saints have dispensed similar favours to matrons of their nation . By domestic afflictions , the greatest minds are so unnerved as to follow the practices of the common herd . In his par- ental yearnings for a son , Akber ...
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... Mahomedan saying , ' that women have no souls . ' Our fathers and grandfathers , whose ' Pierian spring ' of knowledge is the Persian , still quote many of the witty sayings of Beerbul , which amused the court of Akber . But the ...
... Mahomedan saying , ' that women have no souls . ' Our fathers and grandfathers , whose ' Pierian spring ' of knowledge is the Persian , still quote many of the witty sayings of Beerbul , which amused the court of Akber . But the ...
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... Mahomedan female taste in pre- ferring to blacken the lips , enamel the teeth , and cover the eye - lids with gold - leaf - absurdities giving a ghastly appearance to lovely countenances . On return from our stroll , our host took us ...
... Mahomedan female taste in pre- ferring to blacken the lips , enamel the teeth , and cover the eye - lids with gold - leaf - absurdities giving a ghastly appearance to lovely countenances . On return from our stroll , our host took us ...
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Akber Altamash ancient appearance arches architecture Aurungzebe beautiful Begum Bengal Brindabun British building built Calcutta century Chandney Chowk Cheetore Chohan cloth College court covered Crown 8vo David Urquhart Delhi DICTIONARY dome Edited elephants emperor English erected eyes F. J. Furnivall F. W. Newman feet Firoz Shah Frances Power Cobbe Gate gateway German gharry gold ground hall hands head Hindoo honour hundred India Indraprastha inscription Iron Pillar Jumma Musjeed Jumna Khan king Kootub Krishna Lalkot LANGUAGE London magnificent Mahomed Mahomedan ment miles Minar Mogul monarch mosque Mussulmans Muttra Nadir Shah original ornamented palace Pandavas Patan Pirthi-raj Post 8vo present princes Professor Rajah reign rich royal Royal Asiatic Society ruins rupees Sanskrit scene sewed Shah Jehan side spot stone story temple throne Timoor tion Togluk Toglukabad Tomara tomb towers Translated traveller Trübner viii walls white marble