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The Hindu Account of the Deluge • CHAPTER IV . On the Mythology , & c . of the Hindus , and its Affinity with that of the Greeks and Romans • Of the Sikhs CHAPTER V. On the Philosophy and Theology of the Hindus CHAPTER VI .
The Hindu Account of the Deluge • CHAPTER IV . On the Mythology , & c . of the Hindus , and its Affinity with that of the Greeks and Romans • Of the Sikhs CHAPTER V. On the Philosophy and Theology of the Hindus CHAPTER VI .
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... the countries of Nepal and Boutan , Camrup or Assam , together with Siam , Ava , Racan , and the bordering kingdoms , as far as the China of the Hindus , or Sin of the Arabian geographers ; not to mention the whole western peninsula ...
... the countries of Nepal and Boutan , Camrup or Assam , together with Siam , Ava , Racan , and the bordering kingdoms , as far as the China of the Hindus , or Sin of the Arabian geographers ; not to mention the whole western peninsula ...
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guages of the Hindus prevail at this day , with more or less of their ancient purity , and in which the Nagari letters ... The name Hindustan , is composed of two Persian words , Hindu and stan , meaning the country of black people .
guages of the Hindus prevail at this day , with more or less of their ancient purity , and in which the Nagari letters ... The name Hindustan , is composed of two Persian words , Hindu and stan , meaning the country of black people .
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... or about two miles in breadth , is supposed by Major Rennell to have been situated where Patna now stands ; which , he says , was anciently named by the Hindus Patelpoother , but according to Sir William Jones , Pataliputra .
... or about two miles in breadth , is supposed by Major Rennell to have been situated where Patna now stands ; which , he says , was anciently named by the Hindus Patelpoother , but according to Sir William Jones , Pataliputra .
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The learning and sciences of the Hindūs , and the affinity which appears to exist between their mythology and that of the Egyptians , Greeks , and Romans , began in the course of the last century to occupy the attention of several ...
The learning and sciences of the Hindūs , and the affinity which appears to exist between their mythology and that of the Egyptians , Greeks , and Romans , began in the course of the last century to occupy the attention of several ...
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| Title | Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India |
| Author | Quintin Craufurd |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2016 |
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