The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 12
... inscriptions which run all round the frieze are panegyrical tran- scripts from the Akbernameh of Abul Fazil . In the middle of the terrace is the Emperor's cenotaph of pol- ished white marble , carved with elegant flower - wreaths , and ...
... inscriptions which run all round the frieze are panegyrical tran- scripts from the Akbernameh of Abul Fazil . In the middle of the terrace is the Emperor's cenotaph of pol- ished white marble , carved with elegant flower - wreaths , and ...
Page 13
... inscription than that of the name and titles of the Emperor . The large massy sarcophagus measures the length of the tall and stalwart man that Akber had been . One feels the hallowed spot as impregnate with the spirit of his departed ...
... inscription than that of the name and titles of the Emperor . The large massy sarcophagus measures the length of the tall and stalwart man that Akber had been . One feels the hallowed spot as impregnate with the spirit of his departed ...
Page 33
... inscriptions , discovered in clearing out a well at this spot , it is believed to have been the site of the famous monastery which was founded by the holy Upagupta during the reign of Asoca . ' The Brahmins overthrew the building of ...
... inscriptions , discovered in clearing out a well at this spot , it is believed to have been the site of the famous monastery which was founded by the holy Upagupta during the reign of Asoca . ' The Brahmins overthrew the building of ...
Page 46
... inscription on the Iron Pillar at Delhi , stating Rajah Dhava , who put up that pillar in A. D. 319 , to have been a worshipper of Vishnu . The next fact is supplied by Fa Hian , who saw the Vish- nupod to have been already established ...
... inscription on the Iron Pillar at Delhi , stating Rajah Dhava , who put up that pillar in A. D. 319 , to have been a worshipper of Vishnu . The next fact is supplied by Fa Hian , who saw the Vish- nupod to have been already established ...
Page 138
... time of that prince , and was a place of resort where his grandfather Visal Deva had put up an inscription to transmit the fame of his conquests . whenever the new moon falls on a Monday . It 138 Travels of a Hindoo .
... time of that prince , and was a place of resort where his grandfather Visal Deva had put up an inscription to transmit the fame of his conquests . whenever the new moon falls on a Monday . It 138 Travels of a Hindoo .
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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