The Names of Countries, or Nations, are in Roman Capitals; and the Names, or Titles of Princes, Rajahs, or Chiefs, in Italic ones. The Titles of Books, and the Names of Authors, as well as of other Perfons whofe Authorities are quoted, or whose Assistance has been acknowledged in the Courfe of the Work, are in Italics: and the Names of Places belonging to Ancient Geography, have an prefixed to them. The Roman Figures, refer to the Introduction; and the Arabic ones, to the Memoir, and Appendix. +++ Abbreviations. Terrs. Territories. I. Ifland. R. River. Pt. Point. Mt. or Mts. Mountain, or Mountains.
ADJIDSING Rajah, Terr. of Adjodin Adoni
AFGHAN or PATAN dynafly
of Hindoostan, origin of
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cxviii 81, 88.
CXXXV, 205 of Emperors xlviii 64
* Agara of Ptolemy, not Agra AGIMERE or AZMERE Agra, 63. Table of distances from AHMED SHAH, Emperor ALEXANDER's expedition furnished the Greeks with the first authentic knowledge of India, xxv. Was not ignorant of the phenomena of tides, or of the course of the Indus; when he fet out, xxiii, xxiv. Saw only the western frontier of India, xxv. Suppofed India to be the eastern extreme of the continent, xxvii. His route in the Panjab traced, 92 & feq. His altars, 94, 95. Fleet built, 95. His voyage down. the
Page the Hydafpes, &c. 96 feq. Wounded in a city near the prefent Toulomba, 98. Has had too much credit for his Indian conquefts, 100. Conjecture concerning his fleet 102. His marches on the west of the Indus, remarks on, 115. Bridge over the Indus, 92, 121. Never faw Cathmere, ib. Goes in queft of elephants, 120. Map of his marches between the Cafpian fea and the Indus, 102. His voyage from Pattala, down the Indus, and expedition along the coaft, 295. Port of Alexander, 295 ALLA, Emperor, attacks the Deccan xlviii Allahabad city, 62. Not Palibuthra
Alluvions of rivers, remarks on, 175, 261
Attock city, 76, 77, 92. Supposed to be on, or near the fite of Taxila. River, 79, 114, 117.
AVA, dominions of, 217. City, 226. River of, 39, 40, 215, 217, 219 Avenue of trees, 500 miles in length 69 Aurangabad *136 & feq. AURUNGZEBE, or ALUMGUIRE I. his elevation, lxi. Abfent from his capital, 30 years, lxi. His revenue, lxiii. Two letters of his, to his fons, ib. Contests of his fons, and their descendants, for the throne, ib. jez.
186 Ayn Abaree, or Infitutes of Acbar. compiled by Abul Fazil, cix. Tranflated into Eng- lith, ib. Its latitudes and longitudes, very incorrect, 67. Cited, vi, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 78, 81, 82, 83, 113, 119, 135, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 156, 159, 163, 219, 290 & feq. 294, 295.
Azmere. See Agimere.
AZUPH DOWLAH. See Oude.
138, 149, 173, 175, 180, 228, 229, 231
ANTHROPOPHAGI in the islands, in the bay of Bengal, &c.
Antiquité Géographique de L'Inde 76, 115, 118 Aornus Mt.
ARACHOSIA
Aracan, coaft, and river Aramroy
ARCOT, NABOB of, his territories and revenue cxxxvi & feq. Pays a fubfidy to the Eaft India Company, cxiv. An Ally of the British
Arinkill of Ferifhta, the fame as Warangole
Arrian, his account of the dimenfions of India, xxvi. His Indian history, merit of, xxviii, xxix. Cited, xxiv, xxvii, xxx, xxxiii, 54, 78, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 101, 108, 115, 117, 121, 287, 295
Afiatics, give the fame names to countries that lie on both fides of any capital river
BALLOGES, a nation or people
BALLOGISTAN, Little
Bancapour-Sanore
Bandoogur
Bangalore
Banks, Sir Joseph Barker, Sir Robert Barker, Mr.
Barnard, Mr.
Bejapour, or Vifiapour BEMBA EE, Teris. of BENARES, province of, acquired by the British, c. Revenues of, cxiv, cxvi. City, 62. Tables of distances from BENGAL, happily fituated with refpect to its fecurity from foreign attacks, cxv. Re- venues, extent, and population of, cxiii & Jeq. Invaded by the Mahrattas, xxxvi. Merit of its Governors, in the conduct of the Carnatic, &c. wars, civ. Its provinces obtained by the Eaft India Company, un- der circumstances particularly favourable, cv. In a better ftate than the reft of India
Bengalla Benfley, Mr. Beraifen
Mountains, valt height of
Bramins, or Brachmins, burn themselves 97 BRITISH POSSESSIONS in Hindoostan, extent, population, and revenues of, cxiii jez. and cxxxvii. BRITISH NATION, or its reprefentative in India, the Eaft India Company, con- quefts of, xcii, xciv, xcv. Wars with Hyder Ally, and the Nizam of the Dec- can, xevi, &c. With the Mahrattas, c.. Allies in India, the Nabobs of Oude, and. the Carnatic cxiii, cxiv British Channel, no good chart of, existing vii Brodera 34, 149 156
BERAR, foubah of BERAR RAJAH, MOODAJEE BOON- SLAH, territories of, cxxix. Holds Oriffa, which feparates the British poffeffions in Bengal, from the northern circars, ib. Great extent of his dominions, cxxx. Re- venue, ib. A defcendant of Sevajee ib. Bernoulli, M. Bernier, M.
Beyah R. (ancient Hyphafis)
82, 94, 95 Beypafha R. ancient Hindoo name of the Beyah, or Hypbafis
BHARATA, the Sanfcrit name of Hindco-
BUNDELA or BUNDELCUND cxvii, 156 Burhanpour BURMAH Burrampooter river, the fame with the San- poo river of Thibet, 275. General courfe of, 275, 276. Unknown in Europe as a capital river, until the year 1765, 276. Vaft breadth of Burrampooter, and Ganges rivers, a remark- able circumftance attending their courses, in respect to each other 234 Bay, M. the geography of his marches the only remaining monument of the power of the French, in the Deccan, 171. Great advantages arifing to geography, from, ib. Map of his marches, cited, 136, 137, 140,. 141, 171, 175, 204, 207 Butlafs, or Puddar river
Buzwarah. See Bezoara.
Carnawl, 70, 72. A place of battles, lxxiv, Chunagur or Junagur (in Guzerat)
CHOROMANDEL. See Coromandel. Chronological Table of Emperors cxli Chunaub river, or Jenaub (the Acefines) 82 93, 95 149 CIRCARS, NORTHERN, enumerated, σχχχίν. Whence denominated, ib. How fituated in respect of Bengal and Madras, CXXXV. Revenues of, ib. Geographical conftruction of, 165, 166. Obtained by, the French from the Nizam of the Deccan, Ixxi. Conquered by the British
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