Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time, Volume 1Constable, 1820 - 517 pages |
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Page 40
... Barygaza was situated in a territory , the capital of which was Ozene ( the modern Ougein ) , but which , like all the coast hitherto passed , was subject to the sovereign of Minna- gara . The interior is described as containing vast ...
... Barygaza was situated in a territory , the capital of which was Ozene ( the modern Ougein ) , but which , like all the coast hitherto passed , was subject to the sovereign of Minna- gara . The interior is described as containing vast ...
Page 41
... Barygaza the coast stretched directly south , and was called Dakinabades ( the south country , De- kan ) . In the interior are two great and opulent cities , though the routes leading to them are very difficult . The first is Plithana ...
... Barygaza the coast stretched directly south , and was called Dakinabades ( the south country , De- kan ) . In the interior are two great and opulent cities , though the routes leading to them are very difficult . The first is Plithana ...
Page 477
... Barygaza ( Baroach ) , a land communication which still ex- ists . The chief commodity brought by them was silk , then the exclusive produce of China . There is also in the same narrative an account of a trade between the people of ...
... Barygaza ( Baroach ) , a land communication which still ex- ists . The chief commodity brought by them was silk , then the exclusive produce of China . There is also in the same narrative an account of a trade between the people of ...
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