The History of India from the Earliest Ages: pt. I. Mussulman rule. pt.II. Mogul empire. AurangzebN. Trübner, 1881 |
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... respective East India Companies . But there was a large irregular trade carried on by European adven- turers on their private account , without any sanction of king or charter . They were called interlopers and pirates . Their hand was ...
... respective East India Companies . But there was a large irregular trade carried on by European adven- turers on their private account , without any sanction of king or charter . They were called interlopers and pirates . Their hand was ...
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... respective armies at the first summons . He treated the challenge of Shah Abbas with contempt , but dis- played so much personal cowardice as to excite strange murmurs . He certainly was in extreme peril , but his good fortune did not ...
... respective armies at the first summons . He treated the challenge of Shah Abbas with contempt , but dis- played so much personal cowardice as to excite strange murmurs . He certainly was in extreme peril , but his good fortune did not ...
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... respective provinces ; at Delhi they were rival courtiers . Saadut Khan was a Shíah ; Nizam - ul - Mulk was a Sunní , Mahratta inroads . The Peishwas . The Mahrattas were the pest of India ; they plun- dered the country , regardless of ...
... respective provinces ; at Delhi they were rival courtiers . Saadut Khan was a Shíah ; Nizam - ul - Mulk was a Sunní , Mahratta inroads . The Peishwas . The Mahrattas were the pest of India ; they plun- dered the country , regardless of ...
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... respective characters ; and the daily routine of Moghul courts has been described by the light of European eye- witnesses . But the every - day life of the people at large , whether Muhammadan or Hindu , is still a blank to the ...
... respective characters ; and the daily routine of Moghul courts has been described by the light of European eye- witnesses . But the every - day life of the people at large , whether Muhammadan or Hindu , is still a blank to the ...
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... respective narratives . It may , therefore , be as well to review the evidence of each one in turn . will then be found that their united testimony sup- plies the background of the picture which has hitherto been wanting to Moghul ...
... respective narratives . It may , therefore , be as well to review the evidence of each one in turn . will then be found that their united testimony sup- plies the background of the picture which has hitherto been wanting to Moghul ...
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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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