Miscellaneous essays relating to Indian subjects [ed. by R. Rost].London : Trübner, 1880 |
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... called Mongols poured themselves upon India , from the North and from the East , both before and subsequent to the great immigration of the Arian Hindús . Have you no curiosity to learn what may be learnt anent these important and , for ...
... called Mongols poured themselves upon India , from the North and from the East , both before and subsequent to the great immigration of the Arian Hindús . Have you no curiosity to learn what may be learnt anent these important and , for ...
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... called Arakan . Provincial words occur in this lan- guage , differing from those of Burmah proper , and the pro- nunciation in Arakan varies considerably from that current in the valley of the " Irrawaddy ; " yet the written languages ...
... called Arakan . Provincial words occur in this lan- guage , differing from those of Burmah proper , and the pro- nunciation in Arakan varies considerably from that current in the valley of the " Irrawaddy ; " yet the written languages ...
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... called Cossiahs by the Bengális , belong to the Moí section of the great tribe called Tai by themselves and Shán or Syán by the Burmese , the sectional name being also foreign , and equivalent to the native . Khyi or Khyáng of Chinese ...
... called Cossiahs by the Bengális , belong to the Moí section of the great tribe called Tai by themselves and Shán or Syán by the Burmese , the sectional name being also foreign , and equivalent to the native . Khyi or Khyáng of Chinese ...
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... called Mrú or Myú . The Kamí clans are now themselves being disturbed in their possessions by more power- ful tribes , and are being gradually driven Westward and South- ward . They state that they once dwelt on the hills now possessed ...
... called Mrú or Myú . The Kamí clans are now themselves being disturbed in their possessions by more power- ful tribes , and are being gradually driven Westward and South- ward . They state that they once dwelt on the hills now possessed ...
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... called Dáing- nák appears to be a rude corrupt dialect of Bengálí . The tribe called Mrúng state that their ancestors were brought as captives from the Tripúra hills . There is also a curious tribe called Khyaut in the Kuládán country ...
... called Dáing- nák appears to be a rude corrupt dialect of Bengálí . The tribe called Mrúng state that their ancestors were brought as captives from the Tripúra hills . There is also a curious tribe called Khyaut in the Kuládán country ...
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