Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1965 |
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... capital , Government providing further capital for increasing equipment . While an actual profit on capital outlay was not shown until 1899 , the bene- fits of railways were so marked that further extensions became imperative about 1870 ...
... capital , Government providing further capital for increasing equipment . While an actual profit on capital outlay was not shown until 1899 , the bene- fits of railways were so marked that further extensions became imperative about 1870 ...
Page 514
... capital of the province was at Sonar- gaon , some 20 m . E. of Dacca , where there are still many interesting ruins . In the reign of Jahangir the capital was transferred to Dacca by the Governor , Islam Khan , grandson of Shaikh Salim ...
... capital of the province was at Sonar- gaon , some 20 m . E. of Dacca , where there are still many interesting ruins . In the reign of Jahangir the capital was transferred to Dacca by the Governor , Islam Khan , grandson of Shaikh Salim ...
Page 567
... capital till A.D. 729 ; according to other statements from 500 B.C. to mid - 9th century . Within the above period Sigiriya was the capital for 18 years from A.D. 477 , during the reign of Kasyapa I. Polonnaruwa , as a capital , has ...
... capital till A.D. 729 ; according to other statements from 500 B.C. to mid - 9th century . Within the above period Sigiriya was the capital for 18 years from A.D. 477 , during the reign of Kasyapa I. Polonnaruwa , as a capital , has ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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