 The country contained some tens of towns which stretched from the slopes of the hills to the edge of the sea. As the towns were naturally strong there was a gallant i Dr. Waddell in 'Proceedings AS Ben.  Publications - Page 2031905Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Watters - 1905 - 374 pages
...towns were naturally strong there was a gallant i Dr. Waddell in 'Proceedings AS Ben.' Dec. 1892. ยป Ch. 4: Julien I, pp. 184, 220. army which kept the...contained many rare precious commodities; the currency was couriea and pearls; and the country produced large dark-coloured elephants which were capable of long... | |
 | Rama Shankar Tripathi, Rama S. Tripathi - 1989 - 452 pages
...describes the latter as a great military country: "As the towns were naturally strong there was a gallant army, which kept the neighbouring countries in awe, and so there was no powerful enemy."2 At the time of the pilgrim's arrival in these parts, as we know from the Life* this country... | |
 | Snigdha Tripathy - 1997 - 340 pages
...Watters has put this somewhat differently: "As the towns were naturally strong, there was a gallant army which kept the neighbouring countries in awe, and so there was no powerful enemy."101 The pilgrim also observed that "Rare and precious substances of various kinds from the sea-ports... | |
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