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 255
... famous place of pilgrimage , Bal- deo ; known more familiarly as ' Dauji . " The town derives its celebrity from the famous temple " of Baladeva , Krishna's elder brother . Hard by the temple is a brick - built tank over 80 yds . sq ...
... famous place of pilgrimage , Bal- deo ; known more familiarly as ' Dauji . " The town derives its celebrity from the famous temple " of Baladeva , Krishna's elder brother . Hard by the temple is a brick - built tank over 80 yds . sq ...
Page 430
... famous Prithvi Raja , King of Delhi ( p . 306 ) . The name is properly Itawa , and is popularly derived from int , " a brick . " Both town and District were captured by Qutb - ud - din Aibak in 1193 , but the Chauhans regained their ...
... famous Prithvi Raja , King of Delhi ( p . 306 ) . The name is properly Itawa , and is popularly derived from int , " a brick . " Both town and District were captured by Qutb - ud - din Aibak in 1193 , but the Chauhans regained their ...
Page 468
... famous dewan , Kantu Babu . It 122 m . Murshidabad , residence of the Nawab Nazims of Bengal , was called after the great Nawab Murshid Kuli Khan , the original name being Maksudabad , whence the Muxadabad of old records . was a ...
... famous dewan , Kantu Babu . It 122 m . Murshidabad , residence of the Nawab Nazims of Bengal , was called after the great Nawab Murshid Kuli Khan , the original name being Maksudabad , whence the Muxadabad of old records . was a ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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