The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6

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Trübner & Company, 1886

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Contents

The Hindu Drama Kálidása
101
Early English Efforts the Calcutta Madrasa and other
109
The Hindu Novel Beast Stories
128
Buddhism in India
132
The Greeks in India
163
Seleukos and Chandra Gupta
169
Scythic Inroads into India
174
IndoScythic Settlements Sen Gupta and Valabhi Dynasties 181
181
CHAPTER VIII
191
The Ethnical Elements of the Indian People
192
Growth of SivaWorship its Twofold Aspects
215
Christianity in India
229
Vishnuite Founders Rámánuja Rámánand
238
Native Rulers of Bengal 17071756 the Black Hole
239
Parochial Organization of Portuguese India
247
Jesuit Colleges and Rural Settlements
262
Early Muhammadan Rulers
268
Character of the NonAryan Tribes
269
Regulation and NonRegulation Districts
284
CHAPTER XI
290
Akbars Organization of the Empire Military and Judicial
296
Jahangirs Personal Character his Justice and Religion
302
Aurangzebs twenty years Maráthá War his Despair
308
Aurangzebs Provinces and Revenues 310
310
CHAPTER XII
317
The Indian Vernaculars
325
THE NONARYAN RACES
326
CHAPTER IV
334
The Prakrits or Ancient Aryan Vernaculars 336338
336
The Seven Modern Vernaculars 342344
342
CHAPTER XIV
356
Land System of Bombay the Survey Tenure
361
Their Brilliant Progress but Shortsighted Policy
362
Early English Factories Surat Masulipatam Húglí 368
368
CHAPTER XV
378
Battle of Plassey 1757 and its Results 381383
381
The Grant of the Diwání 1765
387
Second Mysore War
394
Marquis of Hastings 18141823 400402
400
Lord Metcalfe 18351836 Liberty of the Press
406
Lord Hardinge 18441848 the First Sikh War
411
Land System of NorthWestern Provinces and Punjab
434
Irrigation its Function in India 528
528
In Madras Mysore Central Provinces 535537
535
History of previous Famines 1769 to 1876 541
541
Assisted and Native State Railways 548
548
COMMERCE AND TRADE
555
Growth of Trade Quinquennial Table of Foreign Trade 561
561
Exports Raw Cotton Jute Rice Wheat 569572
569
Export of Cotton and Jute Manufactures 575
575
Effects of the Suez Canal on Indian Trade
581
The Himalayan Trade Routes Nepál Tibet 587588
587
Religious Fairs Village Markets
593
Native Industries Village Crafts
599
Goldsmiths and Jewellers Work Precious Stones 605
605
Jute Mills Manufacture of Gunny 614
614
The Four Great Coal Fields Future of Indian Coal
622
Saltpetre Manufacture and Export of 623
623
CHAPTER XXII
631
The Ráníganj Coal Seams
637
Gangetic Plain Eastern Bengal Assam 643
643
Rainfall Returns 649
649
Wolf Fox Jackal Dog Hyena 654
654
Reptiles Loss of Life from Snakebite the Cobra
660
Deathrate in India Average Duration of Life 666
666
Tables of Birth and Death Rates 676679
676
Health of the Native Army Causes of Mortality 682684
682
Area Towns and Villages Houses Population
689
Population of British India classified according
698
Kistvaen Builders Flint and Bronze Periods
705
Cotton Cultivation in different Provinces Exports
706
Its Early Campingground in Central Asia
707
Kabir Chaitanya VallabhaSwámi
710
132
712
The Jesuit Malabar Mission in the 17th and 18th Centuries 251 252
714
238
716
Second Sikh War and Annexation of the Punjab
717
Decay and Persecution ? of Buddhism
724
The English in Bengal 16341696 380
725
His Forced Currency Revenue Exactions and Revolts against
728
The Army of India its Constitution
738
The Executive and Legislative Councils
741
511 512
742
283 284
744

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