The Names of Countries, or Nations, are in Roman Capitals; and the Names, or Titles of Princes, Rajahs, or Chiefs, in Italic ones. The Titles of Books, and the Names of Authors, as well as of other Persons whose Authorities are quoted, or whose Afsistance has been acknowledged in the course of the Work, are in Italics: and the Names of Places belonging to Ancient Geography, have an * prefixed to them. The Roman Figures, refer to the Introduction; and the Arabic ones, to the Memoir, and Appendix.
+++ Abbreviations.-Terrs. Territories. I. Island. R. River. Pt. Point. Mt. or Mts. Mountain, or Mountains. Prov. Province.
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ABDALLA, King of Candahar, his visits to Delhi, xx, et seq. His grand battle with the Mahrattas, lxxiv. Founder of the kingdom of Candahar cxxiii ABDALLI, meaning the subjects of the King of Candahar. See Candahar, and 167 Abdul Humeed Labori, 95, 99, 137, 139, 259 Abdul Kurrim 95, 164 Abul Fazil, compiles the Ayin Acbaree, cix His description of Cashmere, 145. Cited, 80, 143, 162, 163 Abulfeda, 192. His Persian Geography,
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Abingdon, Major ABISTAGI, Emperor of Ghizni ACBAR, Emperor, born, 183. The Mo- gul dynasty established in his person, lviii. The glory of the house of Timur, lix. His division of Hindoostan, cix, et seq. His pilgrimage to Agimere
220
Acbarabad, another name for Agra * Acesines river (the Chunaub) Acheen head
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100, 124
42 240 cxviii
* Adamas river
ADJIDSING Rajah, Terr. of Adjodin
Adoni
92, 104, 119 CXXXV, 285 AFGHAN or PATAN dynasty of Emperors of Hindoostan, origin of xlviii AFGHANS, 115, 152, 167 Agara of Ptolemy, not Agra, 64 (but pro- bably the Agaroa of Bernoulli, Vol. I. 135.) cxxvi, 219 318 lxix
AGIMERE, or AZMERE Agra, 63. Table of distances from AHMED SHAH, Emperor ALEXANDER's expedition furnished the Greeks with the first authentic knowledge of India, xxv. Was not ignorant of the phenomena of tides, or of the course of the Indus; when he set out, xxiii, xxiv. Saw
Page only the western frontier of India, xxv. supposed India to be the eastern extreme of the continent, xxvii. His route in the Panjab traced, 121, et seq. His altars, 124. Fleet built, 125. Did not visit Cashmere, 126. His voyage down the Hydaspes, &c. ib. Wounded in a city near the present Toulomba, 128. Has had too much credit for his Indian con- quests, 130. Conjecture concerning his fleet, 132. His descendants, or those of his followers, recognized in Bijore and Badakshan, in modern times, 161, et seq. 166, 201. His marches on the west of the Indus, remarks on, 169. Bridge over the Indus, 175. Goes in quest of elephants, ib. Map of his marches between the Caspian sea and the Indus, 200. His voyage from Pattala, down the Indus, and expedition along the coast, 187. Port of Alexander, ib. Tradition in Sindy, concerning his crofsing the Indus 367 Alishung Prov. and River 156, 165 ALLA, Emperor, attacks the Deccan xlviii Allahabad city, 62. Not Palibothra 51 ALMORAH
Alluvions of rivers, remarks on,
256, 341, et seq. 300, 303 369, et seq. 156, 165 266 cxi 223
Arrian, his account of the dimensions of India, xxvi. His Indian history, merit of, xxviii, xxix. Cited, xxiv, xxvii, xxx, xxxiii, 54, 93, 125, 128, 171, 174, 176, 181, 187, 230 Arruck, or Areg 250, 251 Asiatics, give the same names to countries that lie on both sides of any capital river. cxxiv ASHENAGUR, the ancient name of Sewad, 158, 173
ASSAM, 297, et seq. Its capital, Gher- gong ASSACANI
Astley's Collection of Travels, 194, 195, 307 Attock city, 83, 87, 121. Supposed to be
on or near the site of Taxila AVA, dominions of, 297. City, 306. Ri- ver of 39, 40, 295, 297, 299 Avenue of trees, 500 miles in length 82 Aurungabad 210, et seq. AURUNG ZEBE, or ALLUMGUIRE I. his elevation, Ixi. Absent from his ca- pital, 30 years, lxii. His revenue, lxiii. Two letters of his, to his sons, ib. Con- tests of his sons, and their descendants, for the throne, ib. et seq. Chastizes the Yuzuf-Zyes 164 Ayin Acbaree, or Institutes of Acbar, com- piled by Abul Fazil, cix. Translated into English, by Mr. Gladwin, ib. Cited, vi, 68, 79, 81, 91, 101, 102, 127, 131, 136, 137, 146, 151, 152, 153, 154, 159, 163, 173, 178, 184, 185, 186, 187, 299. Azmere. See Agimere.
AZUPH DOWLAH. See Oude
Anderson, Mr. James, Notes A. and
Anquitel du Perron, 91, 212, 223, 250, 252,
120
Battles, a great many fought on the plains of Panniput and Carnawl Ixxiv, 62 Battles of the French and English with the
natives of India, gained with a very small
proportion of European troops
XCV
Bazaar, on the Indus
* Bazira
Beauchamp M. Beder BEDNORE, or BIDDANORE
86, 148 cxxxvi BAZALET JUNG, late 172, 173, 174, 175 81, 88, 191 210, 248 xcvi, cxxxviii
* Bedusta, ancient Hindoo name of the Hy- daspes river, or modern Behut 99, 254 Beemah, a sacred river 244, 254, 258
Behker, or Bhakor Behut, or Jhylum river, 99, 137, Its source in Cashmere, with the Chunaub Beiragur
177, 178 143, 144. Conflux
136.
Bejapour, or Visiapour BEMBAJEE, Terrs. of
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Bember, 84, 85, 91, 135. Route to Cash- mere, by 134 BENARES, province of, acquired by the British, c. Revenues of, cxiv, cxvi. City, 62. Tables of distances from 319. BENGAL, happily situated with respect to its security from foreign attacks, cxv. Re- venues, extent, and population of, cxiii, et seq. Invaded by the Mahrattas, xxxvi. Merit of its Governors, in the conduct of the Carnatic, &c. wars, civ. Its provinces obtained by the East-India Company, un- der circumstances particularly favourable, cv. In a better state than the rest of In- dia. cvi Bengalla 57 Bensley, Mr.
vi. 78, 230
CX
BERAR, soubah of BERAR RAJAH, MOODAJEE BOONS LAH, territories of, cxxix. Holds Orifsa, which separates the British pofsefsions in Bengal, from the northern circars, ib. Great extent of his dominions, CXXX. Revenue, ib. A descendant of Sevajee ib. Bernoulli, M. iii, 68, 69, 79, 91, 93, 104, 105, 107, 163, 307
Bereilly
63
Bernier, M. the most instructive of all East- Indian travellers, 133. Cited, 66, 71, 96, 137, 142, 192 102
Beyah R. (ancient Hypbasis) Beypasha R. ancient Hindoo name of the Beyah, r Hyphasis Bezoara, or Buzwarah Bhakor. See Behker BHARATA, the Sanscrit name of Hindoo-
102 210
stan
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Bheerah pafs, over the Behut river 87 BICKANERE cxxiii Bijinagur, the proper name of Bisnagur. See Bisnagur Bijore, the ancient Bazira BILSAH
Bisnagur city founded, liii. Bifsooly (in the Panjab) 105 Biton or Beton, his geography of Alexan- der's marches, quoted by Pliny xxxi Black pagoda
365 240
Boad
157. et seq. 233 Position of, 291
301, 302
BOGILLANA. See BAGLANA. Bogle, Mr. George Bombay, 31. Tables of distances from, 320 Bomrauzepollam 284 BONSOLA, or BOONSLAH, the family name of the Rajahs of Berar lxxx BOOTAN, a feudatory of Thibet, 301. Mountains, vast height of 302
Page 206 xxiv, 181 Boudier, Claud cxxiii, 48, 66, 77, 78 Bramins, or Brachmins, burn themselves, 127 BRITISH POSSESSIONS in Hindoostan, extent, population, and revenues of, cxiii, et seq. and cxxxvii BRITISH NATION, or its representative in India, the East-India Company, con- quests of, xcii, xciv, xcv. Wars with Hyder Ally, and the Nizam of the Dec- can, xcvi, &c. With the Mahrattas, c. Allies in India, the Nabobs of Oude, and the Carnatic cxiii, cxiv British Channel, no good chart of, exist- ing
211, 218, 221, 233, 236, 238, 240, 246 The port of Ameda-
BUNDELA or BUNDELCUND cxvii, 234 Bunnoo, or Banou Burhanpour BURMAH
114, 115, 116 33, 203, 208 297, 298 Burrampooter river, the same with the San- poo river of Thibet, 355. General course of, 355, 356. Unknown in Europe as a capital river, until the year 1765, 356. Vast breadth of Burrampooter, and Ganges rivers, a remark- able circumstance attending their courses, in respect to each other 314 Bufsy, M. the geography of his marches the only remaining monument of the power of the French, in the Deccan, 249. Great advantages arising to geography from, ib. Map of his marches, cited, 210, 211, 214, 215, 248, 249, 254 Butlafs, or Puddar river Buzwarah. See Bezoara. * BYLTÆ of Ptolemy, the Balti-stan, or Little Thibet of modern times, 97, 150
CAMHI, Emperor of China, 307, 310,
314. Sends persons to discover the springs of the Ganges
Canals of FEROSE III. CANDAHAR, King of, (TIMUR SHAH, son and succefsor of ABDALLA) his kingdom founded by Abdalla, cxxiii. Fur- ther account of, 152, 155. The country of Sindy, tributary to him cxxiv, 184 Candahar, city, 89, 90. The gate of India towards Persia, 153, 167. ropumisan Alexandria
Cannon, an extraordinary large one CARNATIC, anciently included the whole peninsula_south of the Kistnah river, cxxxvii. Extent and revenues of, ib. In- convenient form, considered with respect to its defence, ib. Vast number of for- trefses, in Carnatic Gur Carnawl, 70, 72.
A place of battles, lxxiv.
Chuganserai, 151. River, 156, 157, 163 Chunagur, or Junagur (in Guzerat) 2.24 CIRCARS, NORTHERN, enumerated,
Coveripatam. See Caveripatam. Coupele
Cow R. or Cow-mull, 154, 155. phenes
Cofs, an itinerary measure of Hindoostan, 4, et seq. Common, or Hindoostanny cofses, ib. Of Acbar and Shah Jehan, 4, 85. Those of the Ayin Acbaree, are of the common standard, 80. Proof of it, Note
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