The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... Emperor Akber was of an age verging upon thirty . He was then monarch over the fairest provinces of Hindoostan Proper . But he was unhappy on the score of having no child in his royal household . From phy- sical causes , little ...
... Emperor Akber was of an age verging upon thirty . He was then monarch over the fairest provinces of Hindoostan Proper . But he was unhappy on the score of having no child in his royal household . From phy- sical causes , little ...
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... Emperor made a supplication to the saint , who at night appeared to him in his sleep , and recommended him to go and entreat the intercession of the holy old man , who lived on the top of Sicri . This was Sheik Salim , then ninety- six ...
... Emperor made a supplication to the saint , who at night appeared to him in his sleep , and recommended him to go and entreat the intercession of the holy old man , who lived on the top of Sicri . This was Sheik Salim , then ninety- six ...
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... emperor's private study . It has three large windows filled with an excellent tracery of white marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of ...
... emperor's private study . It has three large windows filled with an excellent tracery of white marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of ...
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... emperors in their royal progresses , and wells at frequent intervals for the drink of passengers as well as for the irrigation of crops . Tavernier often safely traversed this road with his diamonds . Bernier , too , bears a testimony ...
... emperors in their royal progresses , and wells at frequent intervals for the drink of passengers as well as for the irrigation of crops . Tavernier often safely traversed this road with his diamonds . Bernier , too , bears a testimony ...
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... emperor's features upon it - of making it the medium to reflect an image of his person , and possibly a type of his mind . The noble structure at once calls up before us a strongly- built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been ...
... emperor's features upon it - of making it the medium to reflect an image of his person , and possibly a type of his mind . The noble structure at once calls up before us a strongly- built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been ...
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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