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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... indus- trial , of the many races composing the people of British India . A residence of many years in the East , a long connection with the Indian Press , and an acquaintance with civilians , mer- chants , and planters of the three ...
... indus- trial , of the many races composing the people of British India . A residence of many years in the East , a long connection with the Indian Press , and an acquaintance with civilians , mer- chants , and planters of the three ...
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... Indus on the west , British India , exclusive of the recently annexed province of Pegu , may be said to include within its limits 1,200,000 square miles of territory . Of these , the Presidency of Bengal contains 306,012 square miles ...
... Indus on the west , British India , exclusive of the recently annexed province of Pegu , may be said to include within its limits 1,200,000 square miles of territory . Of these , the Presidency of Bengal contains 306,012 square miles ...
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... Indus . Some writers add a fifth division , by styling that part of the Deccan which is south of the river Kishna , Southern India . The distinguishing feature of the Deccan consists of the lofty ranges of mountains which skirt it on ...
... Indus . Some writers add a fifth division , by styling that part of the Deccan which is south of the river Kishna , Southern India . The distinguishing feature of the Deccan consists of the lofty ranges of mountains which skirt it on ...
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... Indus is a flat sterile country termed the Doab , ruled over by a few Seikh chieftains in alliance with the British . The Plain of the Indus is situated on the eastern flank of that river , and commences from the neighbourhood of Attock ...
... Indus is a flat sterile country termed the Doab , ruled over by a few Seikh chieftains in alliance with the British . The Plain of the Indus is situated on the eastern flank of that river , and commences from the neighbourhood of Attock ...
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... Indus at the northern point of the Desert of Scinde . The Seikhs form the principal inhabitants of this country , and their chieftains proved themselves formidable enemies to the British during one of the most severely contested ...
... Indus at the northern point of the Desert of Scinde . The Seikhs form the principal inhabitants of this country , and their chieftains proved themselves formidable enemies to the British during one of the most severely contested ...
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