The History of India from the Earliest Ages: pt. I. Mussulman rule. pt.II. Mogul empire. AurangzebN. Trübner, 1881 |
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... territorial aggrandise- ment or political power . The reign of Aurangzeb is not generally familiar to English readers . Previous Moghul sovereigns had been anxious to hand down the story of their lives to future generations , but ...
... territorial aggrandise- ment or political power . The reign of Aurangzeb is not generally familiar to English readers . Previous Moghul sovereigns had been anxious to hand down the story of their lives to future generations , but ...
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... territory . Want of seamen ; Malabar pirates Portuguese fort at Onore Scandal at Onore . Story of Venk - tapa Naik and his Muhammadan mistress Venk - tapa Naik perplexed at the Portuguese ambassador ib . 439 ib . ib . 440 ib . 441 ib ...
... territory . Want of seamen ; Malabar pirates Portuguese fort at Onore Scandal at Onore . Story of Venk - tapa Naik and his Muhammadan mistress Venk - tapa Naik perplexed at the Portuguese ambassador ib . 439 ib . ib . 440 ib . 441 ib ...
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... territory Temple of Varuna Ancient diadems , Egyptian and Roman Catholic Procession at the temple of Varuna • PAGE 443 ib . 444 ib . ib . 445 ib . ib . 446 ib . ib . 447 Ceremonial before the idol Ikkeri , the capital of Kanara . ib ...
... territory Temple of Varuna Ancient diadems , Egyptian and Roman Catholic Procession at the temple of Varuna • PAGE 443 ib . 444 ib . ib . 445 ib . ib . 446 ib . ib . 447 Ceremonial before the idol Ikkeri , the capital of Kanara . ib ...
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... territory of the Konkan to the back of Bombay . On the east were the hills and jungles of 21 Balkh , the ancient Bactria , is a famous region , but little known to modern geography . It lies ensconced between the Himalayas and river ...
... territory of the Konkan to the back of Bombay . On the east were the hills and jungles of 21 Balkh , the ancient Bactria , is a famous region , but little known to modern geography . It lies ensconced between the Himalayas and river ...
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... territory . The alliance reveals the utter hypocrisy of Aurangzeb . He was playing the part of a pious Muhammadan , a devout penitent , vowing to spend the rest of his life in tears and prayers at the tomb of the Prophet . At the same ...
... territory . The alliance reveals the utter hypocrisy of Aurangzeb . He was playing the part of a pious Muhammadan , a devout penitent , vowing to spend the rest of his life in tears and prayers at the tomb of the Prophet . At the same ...
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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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