The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... miles , or a good six hours ' drive in a gharry . The whole way , ' says Fitch , ' resembled a market , as full as though a man were still in a town . ' To confirm this , numer- ous mosques , tombs , and houses , all more or less in ...
... miles , or a good six hours ' drive in a gharry . The whole way , ' says Fitch , ' resembled a market , as full as though a man were still in a town . ' To confirm this , numer- ous mosques , tombs , and houses , all more or less in ...
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Bholanauth Chunder. had been laid out in an extensive artificial lake , twenty miles of circumference , the dam of which is still trace- able in many parts . The hill at first was little fre- quented by men , and on its top lived in ...
Bholanauth Chunder. had been laid out in an extensive artificial lake , twenty miles of circumference , the dam of which is still trace- able in many parts . The hill at first was little fre- quented by men , and on its top lived in ...
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... miles in a day . But it was be- yond the power of a woman to accomplish a journey of three hundred and fifty miles at such a rate . It was , therefore , broken in easy stages of three coss , or six miles a day . That the begum might not ...
... miles in a day . But it was be- yond the power of a woman to accomplish a journey of three hundred and fifty miles at such a rate . It was , therefore , broken in easy stages of three coss , or six miles a day . That the begum might not ...
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... miles . Near each of them was stationed a watch - tower , to afford security to travellers . The road was two hun- dred and fifty leagues from Agra to Lahore . Trees , twenty or thirty years old , had been transported from the nearest ...
... miles . Near each of them was stationed a watch - tower , to afford security to travellers . The road was two hun- dred and fifty leagues from Agra to Lahore . Trees , twenty or thirty years old , had been transported from the nearest ...
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... miles off , over on the other side of the river , was seen a high column of smoke almost to touch the horizon . Doubtless , such a column as this rose from the enormous pile of faggots collected by the swains of Gokool to burn the ...
... miles off , over on the other side of the river , was seen a high column of smoke almost to touch the horizon . Doubtless , such a column as this rose from the enormous pile of faggots collected by the swains of Gokool to burn the ...
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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