CONCERNING THE

LAWS, THEOLOGY, LEARNING,

COMMERCE, ETC.

OF

Ancient and Modern India.

BY Q. CRAUFURD, ESQ.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

London:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES,

STRAND.

1817.

J. M'Creery, Printer, Black-Horse-Court, London.

On the Ancient Commerce and Communi-

cations with India by European Na-

tions

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263

CHAPTER XIV.

Conclusion

.318

OF

NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

NOTE A.-Hindu Accounts of Sandrocotus, King

of the Prasii, and the celebrated

Capital of Palibothra

B. On the Origin of Casts in India; toge-

ther with an account of the different

Classes of Brahmins, and their re-

spective Pursuits

C. Historical Sketch of the Mahrattas.

D. Additional Remarks on the Astronomy

of the Hindūs, by M. Delambre

E. On some Practices peculiar to the Hin-

Page

327

336

339

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INDEX.

dūs

353

357

*** In reading the Names of Persons and Places, the

Vowels are understood to be pronounced as in the Italian

Language.