The History of India from the Earliest Ages: pt. I. Mussulman rule. pt.II. Mogul empire. AurangzebN. Trübner, 1881 |
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... paid their court to their new sove- reign ; presented him with gifts ; and congratulated him on his accession . At these audiences Aurangzeb made a show of offering sacrifices . He threw pepper on a burning brazier , and as the smoke ...
... paid their court to their new sove- reign ; presented him with gifts ; and congratulated him on his accession . At these audiences Aurangzeb made a show of offering sacrifices . He threw pepper on a burning brazier , and as the smoke ...
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... paid a cer- tain blackmail , which amounted to about one - fourth of the land revenue , and was known as chouth . He 24 Khafi Khan hated the Mahrattas , but does justice to their good traits in the character of Sivaji . CHAP . VII ...
... paid a cer- tain blackmail , which amounted to about one - fourth of the land revenue , and was known as chouth . He 24 Khafi Khan hated the Mahrattas , but does justice to their good traits in the character of Sivaji . CHAP . VII ...
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... paid the Jezya . 64 The collection of Jezya by Aurangzeb is one of the most remarkable phenomena in Indian history . It was a property - tax of the most offensive kind , exacted from all who refused to become Mussulmans . It was even ...
... paid the Jezya . 64 The collection of Jezya by Aurangzeb is one of the most remarkable phenomena in Indian history . It was a property - tax of the most offensive kind , exacted from all who refused to become Mussulmans . It was even ...
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... paid part to the he advanced the money . Rajpúts and told them Shah Alam was in the plot . The Rajputs were so cheered that they broke through the army of Shah Alam ; and Akbar escaped from one mountain to another until he found a ...
... paid part to the he advanced the money . Rajpúts and told them Shah Alam was in the plot . The Rajputs were so cheered that they broke through the army of Shah Alam ; and Akbar escaped from one mountain to another until he found a ...
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... paid , and the men went away quite contented . Rash English- man . Hill robbers ; trustworthy guards . On another occasion , a hot - headed young gentleman from England gave some trouble . He had arrogantly ordered the servant of the ...
... paid , and the men went away quite contented . Rash English- man . Hill robbers ; trustworthy guards . On another occasion , a hot - headed young gentleman from England gave some trouble . He had arrogantly ordered the servant of the ...
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Accordingly Afghans Agra Akbar Ali Vardi Khan Amír Jumla army Aurangzeb Behar Belál Rai Bengal Bombay Brahmans carried Catrou CHAP Charuns Christian court death Dekhan Delhi Deputy Nawab Deva Dutch elephants Emperor English European factory Fakirs Farrukh Siyar father fleet fortress Fryer Golkonda grandees Haji Ahmad Hindu hundred Husain Ali Khan idol Ikkeri India Jain Joonere Kábul Krishna ladies Madras Mahrattas Malabar Manouchi Marwar Masulipatam Moghul empire Muhammadan Murshed Kuli Khan Murshedabad Nadir Shah Nairs native Nawab Nawab of Surat Olaza pagodas palace palanquin Patna Persia plunder Poleas Portuguese priests prince province queen Raja Rajpút reign religion rupees Sarfaraz Khan sent Shah Alam Shah Jehan ships Shuja Khan Sivaji soldiers story Sultan of Golkonda Sunní Surat swords Tanjore Tavernier temple Thevenot Thomé thousand throne Tirumala Naik told town travelled Valle Vardi Khan Venk-tapa Naik Viceroy Vijayanagar Visvanáth whilst worship Zamorin
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