The Three Presidencies of India: A History of the Rise and Progress of the British Indian Possessions, from the Earliest Records to the Present TimeIngram, Cooke, and Company, 1853 - 492 pages |
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Page 66
... Brahmins with great cruelty . The territories of Behar were re - annexed to Delhi by Secander , who was not deficient in military talent . He died at Agra in A.D. 1516 . Ibrahim Lodi , his son , possessed all his father's intolerance ...
... Brahmins with great cruelty . The territories of Behar were re - annexed to Delhi by Secander , who was not deficient in military talent . He died at Agra in A.D. 1516 . Ibrahim Lodi , his son , possessed all his father's intolerance ...
Page 72
... Brahmins and Christians upon their creeds , and would permit no persecution for difference of opinion . His intimacy with the learned Abul Fazl and his brother Feizi con- tributed doubtless to his moderation ; and to the same cause may ...
... Brahmins and Christians upon their creeds , and would permit no persecution for difference of opinion . His intimacy with the learned Abul Fazl and his brother Feizi con- tributed doubtless to his moderation ; and to the same cause may ...
Page 166
... Brahmins of the Car- natic , the sect of Chand - u - lal , are frequently men of good education , with enlarged commercial knowledge , while the Mahomedan Omrahs , to which Moneer - al - Mulk belonged , are the very reverse . Chand - u ...
... Brahmins of the Car- natic , the sect of Chand - u - lal , are frequently men of good education , with enlarged commercial knowledge , while the Mahomedan Omrahs , to which Moneer - al - Mulk belonged , are the very reverse . Chand - u ...
Page 252
... Brahminical priesthood pervaded the realm to the regulation of the subjects and of their king . He appointed seven ... Brahmins , from whom he was to derive his notions of justice , policy , and theology , and who thus acquired almost ...
... Brahminical priesthood pervaded the realm to the regulation of the subjects and of their king . He appointed seven ... Brahmins , from whom he was to derive his notions of justice , policy , and theology , and who thus acquired almost ...
Page 254
... Brahminical priesthood , were little suited to the carrying on of conflicts in a widely extended country , and where large numbers of men were employed . The plans of their campaigns resembled rather that adopted in the contests between ...
... Brahminical priesthood , were little suited to the carrying on of conflicts in a widely extended country , and where large numbers of men were employed . The plans of their campaigns resembled rather that adopted in the contests between ...
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