Four Reports Made During the Years, 1862-63-64-65, Volume 1Printed at the Government Central Press, 1871 |
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Abul Fazl Altamsh Anang Pâl ancient archæological Asiatic Society's Journal Asoka Banâras Bengal Asiatic Society's Bihâr Brahmanical brick Buddha Buddha-Gaya Buddhist building built called capital cave century Chinese pilgrim citadel coins Colonel described by Hwen Deva diameter Dilli discovery distance dynasty east erected excavation Fa-Hian feet in height feet square Ferishta figure Firuz Shah's formed gate Gaya ground Gupta Gupta dynasty Gwalior hill Hindu Humayun's tomb Hwen Thsang inches India Indo-Scythian inscribed inscription Iron Pillar James Prinsep Julien's Hwen Thsang Jumna Kanoj King Kusinagara Kutb Minar letters lingam Major Kittoe Masjid Mathura miles monastery monuments Mosque mound Muhammadan Musalmâns north-west original Plate probably Purâna Rai Pithora Raja recorded reign remains ruins Samvat Sanskrit sculpture shaft Shah side Siri south-west Srughna statue stone storey stupa Syad Ahmad tank temple tion Tomar tomb topes tower translation tree village walls whole
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Page 251 - This is the only way in which I can account for the facts, which have been observed too often to be considered a mere accident or a post hoc.
Page viii - ... with slight variation, constantly to recur ; and extended the series of words thus authenticated, to the names of twelve kings, and to six titles or epithets It immediately struck me that if the genuine Greek names were faithfully expressed in the unknown character, a clue would, through them, be formed to unravel the value of a portion of the alphabet, which might, in its turn, be applied to the translated epithets and titles, and thus lead to a knowledge of the language employed. Incompetent...
Page 28 - The remains at Baragaon consist of numerous masses of brick ruins, amongst which the most conspicuous is a row of lofty conical mounds running north and south. These high mounds are the remains of gigantic temples attached to the famous monastery of Nalanda.
Page 214 - ... being filled with a white marble lattice screen of bold pattern. The decoration of the exterior depends chiefly on difference of colour, which is effected by the free use of bands and borders of white marble, with a few panels of black marble, on the large sloping surfaces of red-stone.
Page 161 - ... surmounted by a gilt pinnacle, from which no doubt it received its name of Minar Zarin, or
Page 210 - Siri is a round city. Its buildings are lofty ; they are surrounded by fortifications built of stone and brick, and they are very strong ; old Delhi also has a similar strong fort, but it is larger than that of Siri. From the fort of Siri to that of old Delhi, which is a considerable distance, there runs a strong wall built of stone and cement.
Page 169 - ... a courtier, jealous of the Brahman's influence, declared that the pillar was not placed over the serpent's head, but that he could point out the true place, which he had seen in a dream. The pillar was accordingly taken up by the Raja's order, and agreeably to the Brahman's prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the blood of the serpent's head.
Page 164 - ... the pillar. The last ten lines of the eastern face, as well as the whole of the continuous inscription round the shaft, are peculiar to the Delhi pillar. There is a marked difference also in the appearance of this part of the inscription.
Page ii - It will not be to our credit, as an enlightened ruling power, if we continue to allow such fields of investigation, as the remains of the old Buddhist capital in Behar, the vast ruins of Kanouj, the plains round Delhi, studded with ruins more thickly than even the Campagna of Bome, and many others, to remain without more examination than they have hitherto received.
Page 138 - Kanoj during the latter half of the sixth, and the first half of the seventh century.