Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern IndiaT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
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... origin of Hindu - stan , it was the name given to the part of the peninsula first known to the Persians . At present Hindustan proper , means only the region extending from the mountains on the north , * Sir William Jones . M. Langlès ...
... origin of Hindu - stan , it was the name given to the part of the peninsula first known to the Persians . At present Hindustan proper , means only the region extending from the mountains on the north , * Sir William Jones . M. Langlès ...
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... origin and families of nations , he has discussed the subjects which he professed to explain , with a perspicuity which delights and instructs , and in a style which never ceases to please . ** Memoirs of his life , vol . ii . p . 266 ...
... origin and families of nations , he has discussed the subjects which he professed to explain , with a perspicuity which delights and instructs , and in a style which never ceases to please . ** Memoirs of his life , vol . ii . p . 266 ...
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... Cheva* See Pausanias , lib . iii . c . 12 . + Ibid . — Iliad , lib . ii . v . 449 , and lib . vi . v . 236.Genesis , c . xxxiii . v . 19 . -- lier Visconti supposes this to be the origin of primitive INSTITUTES OF MENU . 57.
... Cheva* See Pausanias , lib . iii . c . 12 . + Ibid . — Iliad , lib . ii . v . 449 , and lib . vi . v . 236.Genesis , c . xxxiii . v . 19 . -- lier Visconti supposes this to be the origin of primitive INSTITUTES OF MENU . 57.
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Quintin Craufurd. lier Visconti supposes this to be the origin of primitive coins having the effigy of the ox or sheep on them . He " Avant says : l'invention de la monnoie , on faisoit souvent en nombre de boeufs ou de brebis l ...
Quintin Craufurd. lier Visconti supposes this to be the origin of primitive coins having the effigy of the ox or sheep on them . He " Avant says : l'invention de la monnoie , on faisoit souvent en nombre de boeufs ou de brebis l ...
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... origin of ancient money in general . " J'ai lu , Monsieur , la note savante que vous avez écrite sur l'antiquité des monnoies . Je n'ai jamais prétendu que mon opinion dût être l'opinion générale ; je savois même que INSTITUTES OF MENU .
... origin of ancient money in general . " J'ai lu , Monsieur , la note savante que vous avez écrite sur l'antiquité des monnoies . Je n'ai jamais prétendu que mon opinion dût être l'opinion générale ; je savois même que INSTITUTES OF MENU .
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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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