Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1952 |
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Page 281
... Delhi city was vacated on the completion of the new capital , on the S. and W. of the old city . A detailed description of New Delhi is given on p . 313 . by the name of Delhi - Shahjahana- bad , the ruins of old cities and fortresses ...
... Delhi city was vacated on the completion of the new capital , on the S. and W. of the old city . A detailed description of New Delhi is given on p . 313 . by the name of Delhi - Shahjahana- bad , the ruins of old cities and fortresses ...
Page 283
... Delhi was not favoured by the Emperors Akbar and Jahan- gir , and the walled city dates from the commencement of the fort by Shah Jahan in 1639 , whence it was called Shahjahana- bad . Delhi has been often captured . It was sacked by ...
... Delhi was not favoured by the Emperors Akbar and Jahan- gir , and the walled city dates from the commencement of the fort by Shah Jahan in 1639 , whence it was called Shahjahana- bad . Delhi has been often captured . It was sacked by ...
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... Delhi 1 See Guide to the Delhi Fort Buildings and Gardens ( Archæological Survey of India ) , by E. Gordon Sanderson , 1914 , obtainable from the Custodian , Archæologi- cal Area , and Catalogue of the Delhi Museum of Archæology , 1913 ...
... Delhi 1 See Guide to the Delhi Fort Buildings and Gardens ( Archæological Survey of India ) , by E. Gordon Sanderson , 1914 , obtainable from the Custodian , Archæologi- cal Area , and Catalogue of the Delhi Museum of Archæology , 1913 ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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