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... treasures and precious jewels , and charming products of ingenuity , and honourable gifts of merchan- dise , displaying the contrivances of the incomparable one . That country and all around it is fragrant with the odours of aloe - wood ...
... treasures and precious jewels , and charming products of ingenuity , and honourable gifts of merchan- dise , displaying the contrivances of the incomparable one . That country and all around it is fragrant with the odours of aloe - wood ...
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... treasure . It is related by Maliku - l Islám Jamálu - d dín , that out of that treasure 7,000 oxen , laden with precious stones , 1 These curious facts regarding the horse trade of Ma'bar are in striking accordance with the statements ...
... treasure . It is related by Maliku - l Islám Jamálu - d dín , that out of that treasure 7,000 oxen , laden with precious stones , 1 These curious facts regarding the horse trade of Ma'bar are in striking accordance with the statements ...
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... treasures , and brought the army into sub- jection to his orders . He flattered himself that the whole world of disobedience would be repressed during his time , and that the country would find security under his protection ; but ...
... treasures , and brought the army into sub- jection to his orders . He flattered himself that the whole world of disobedience would be repressed during his time , and that the country would find security under his protection ; but ...
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... treasures in money and jewels , and he therefore conceived an in- tense desire of securing them for himself , as well as of conquering the country . He appointed spies to ascertain when the Ráí's army was engaged in warfare , and then ...
... treasures in money and jewels , and he therefore conceived an in- tense desire of securing them for himself , as well as of conquering the country . He appointed spies to ascertain when the Ráí's army was engaged in warfare , and then ...
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... treasure beyond what imagination can conceive , together with 55 large elephants , which were worthy of carrying the great and for- tunate heroes of the time , so that the country was restored to him , and , instead of shell - blowing ...
... treasure beyond what imagination can conceive , together with 55 large elephants , which were worthy of carrying the great and for- tunate heroes of the time , so that the country was restored to him , and , instead of shell - blowing ...
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Aláu-d dín Amír amirs Arabic army arrived Asiatic Society Balban Bengal brother brought called chief Chinese cloth command Crown 8vo Dehli Demy 8vo Deogír dirham Edited elephants encamped enemy English F. J. FURNIVALL Firishta Firoz Fíroz Sháh fled forces gabrs gave gold GRAMMAR Gujarát Hensleigh Wedgwood Hindus Hindustán honour horse India infidels Islám Jalálu-d jizya Jumna Káfúr Karra Khán-i Jahán Khizr Khán Khusrú Khán khutba killed king krors Kutbu-d dín Lakhnautí Language Ma'bar Mahmúd Malik marched Mughals Muhammadan Mulk Musulmáns Násiru-d dín nobles officers ordered palace parasangs plundered prisoners proceeded Ráí received reign returned river royal Royal Asiatic Society saiyids Sámána Sanskrit sent sewed Shah Shaikh Shamsu-d dín slaves soldiers Sultán Fíroz Sultán Muhammad sword tankas Text Thatta throne Tilang Tímúr took Translated treasure Trübner's Oriental Series Tughlik Ulugh Khán victory village W. W. SKEAT Zafar Khán
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