The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6

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Trübner & Company, 1886

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Contents

Underpeopled Provinces the immobile Indian Peasant
47
CHAPTER III
53
The Kandhs Tribal Government Wars and Blood Revenge 60
60
Crushed Tribes Gipsy Clans Predatory Tribes 71
71
The RigVeda Widowburning unknown 7778
77
The Aryan Tribes organized into Kingdoms
87
Brahman Supremacy established Bráhman Ideal Life 9497
94
Education
96
Brahman Science and Grammar Pánini 100 ΙΟΙ
101
Early English Efforts the Calcutta Madrasa and other
109
Hindu Art of War
110
Hindu Customary Law Perils of Codification 116118
116
The Rámáyana its Story and its Author Válmiki 122
122
The Hindu Novel Beast Stories
128
CHAPTER VII
174
Indian Struggle against the Scythians
180
CHAPTER VIII
191
Modern Fate of the Hindu Triad 227 22
227
Wide Meaning of India in the Fathers
233
Native Rulers of Bengal 17071756 the Black Hole
239
Troubles of the Ancient Indian Church
240
Jesuit Literature in India 246 250
246
Parochial Organization of Portuguese India
247
Jesuit Colleges and Rural Settlements
262
Akbars Financial System Table of his Revenues 296293
296
Jahángírs Personal Character his Justice and Religion
302
Aurangzebs twenty years Maráthá War his Despair
308
Aurangzebs Provinces and Revenues 310
310
CHAPTER XII
317
CHAPTER XIII
325
Aryan Languages of Northern India Sanskrit 334
334
The Prakrits or Ancient Aryan Vernaculars 336338
336
The Seven Modern Vernaculars 342344
342
Early European Settlements 356377
356
Their Brilliant Progress but Shortsighted Policy
362
Early English Factories Surat Masulipatam Húglí 368
368
378430
378
Battle of Plassey 1757 and its Results 381383
381
The Grant of the Diwání 1765
387
Second Mysore War
394
247
459
Education Commission of 18821883
478
The Aryans in Ancient India
482
Agriculture almost the Sole Occupation of the People
491
Cotton Cultivation in different Provinces Exports
508
Model Farms the Problem of improved Husbandry 515517
515
The Forest Department 522 524528
522
Irrigation its Function in India 528
528
In Madras Mysore Central Provinces 535537
535
History of previous Famines 1769 to 1876 541
541
Assisted and Native State Railways 548
548
Large Seaborne Trade impossible under the Mughals 556 556558
556
Exports Raw Cotton Jute Rice Wheat 569572
569
Coasting Trade of India Shipping Statistics
586
Native Industries Village Crafts
599
Goldsmiths and Jewellers Work Precious Stones 605
605
Jute Mills Manufacture of Gunny 614
614
The Four Great Coal Fields Future of Indian Coal
622
CHAPTER XXII
631
Gondwana Pánchet Tálcher and Dámodar Series
637
Wolf Fox Jackal Dog Hyena 654
654
Reptiles Loss of Life from Snakebite the Cobra
660
Deathrate in India Average Duration of Life 666
666
Tables of Birth and Death Rates 676679
675
Health of the Native Army Causes of Mortality 682684
682
Area Towns and Villages Houses Population
689
Population of British India classified according
698
Statistics of NonAryan Races in 1872 and 1881 6971
705
Tobacco Cultivation Trade and Method of Curing
706
BalanceSheet of British India 465468
711
Buddhism in India
712
The Jesuits suppressed 17591773 reestablished 1814 254 255
715
Second Sikh War and Annexation of the Punjab
717
Early Muhammadan Rulers 268289
718
631 632
722
The Mughal Empire
726
His Forced Currency Revenue Exactions and Revolts against
728
Southern Plateau Anamalai Hills Coast Strip
733
CHAPTER I
737
The Executive and Legislative Councils
741

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