Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern IndiaT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
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Page 8
... residence of the Mahah Rajah , or great prince , has not yet been ascertained . Some have supposed it to have been Oujein , a city of great anti- quity , and which answers in name and sition to the Ozene of Ptolemy , who calls po- * See ...
... residence of the Mahah Rajah , or great prince , has not yet been ascertained . Some have supposed it to have been Oujein , a city of great anti- quity , and which answers in name and sition to the Ozene of Ptolemy , who calls po- * See ...
Page 9
... residence of Tiasta- nus . The ruins of numerous other great cities have been discovered in different parts of the empire . Taxila , situated where At- tock now stands , on the eastern bank of the Indus , and where Alexander crossed ...
... residence of Tiasta- nus . The ruins of numerous other great cities have been discovered in different parts of the empire . Taxila , situated where At- tock now stands , on the eastern bank of the Indus , and where Alexander crossed ...
Page 11
... residence from Gour to Palibothra ; or , it is possible that the seat of government may have been changed by his predecessors for reasons with which we are unacquainted . Gour was in some degree restored by Akber , in A.D. 1575 , but is ...
... residence from Gour to Palibothra ; or , it is possible that the seat of government may have been changed by his predecessors for reasons with which we are unacquainted . Gour was in some degree restored by Akber , in A.D. 1575 , but is ...
Page 15
... residence of Zoroaster , and of his royal protector Da- rius Hystaspes , was at Balkh , the capital of Bactria . Stationed so near the country of the Brachmans , this bold and judicious reformer would hardly fail of visit- ing them . In ...
... residence of Zoroaster , and of his royal protector Da- rius Hystaspes , was at Balkh , the capital of Bactria . Stationed so near the country of the Brachmans , this bold and judicious reformer would hardly fail of visit- ing them . In ...
Page 105
... residence is Meru , or the North Pole , allegorically represent- ed as a mountain of gold and gems . But with all his power he is considered as a subordinate deity , far inferior to the Triad , Brahma , Vishnu , and Mahadeva , or Siva ...
... residence is Meru , or the North Pole , allegorically represent- ed as a mountain of gold and gems . But with all his power he is considered as a subordinate deity , far inferior to the Triad , Brahma , Vishnu , and Mahadeva , or Siva ...
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