A History of the Deccan, Volume 1Luzac & Company, 1896 |
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... able to visit in person . To Mr. Herrman Linde my most cordial thanks are due for the beautiful original sketches with which he has so kindly provided me , and the excellent photographs of the Deccan cities have been furnished by the ...
... able to visit in person . To Mr. Herrman Linde my most cordial thanks are due for the beautiful original sketches with which he has so kindly provided me , and the excellent photographs of the Deccan cities have been furnished by the ...
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... able to surprise and capture the fort of Mudkul , in which was a garrison of 600 men . Of these , every one was put to the sword with the exception of one man , who was allowed to escape to carry the news to the Sultan who was still at ...
... able to surprise and capture the fort of Mudkul , in which was a garrison of 600 men . Of these , every one was put to the sword with the exception of one man , who was allowed to escape to carry the news to the Sultan who was still at ...
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... able to offer any opposition , but fled pell - mell . The Rajah managed to escape , but ten thousand of his soldiers were slaughtered and the massacre was extended to the innocent inhabitants of all the villages in the neighbourhood ...
... able to offer any opposition , but fled pell - mell . The Rajah managed to escape , but ten thousand of his soldiers were slaughtered and the massacre was extended to the innocent inhabitants of all the villages in the neighbourhood ...
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... able to defeat an enemy immensely superior in force . The treasure he accumulated at Gulburga is said to have been enormous . " Three thousand elephants and half as much as treasure as any other Prince , " was one of the results of his ...
... able to defeat an enemy immensely superior in force . The treasure he accumulated at Gulburga is said to have been enormous . " Three thousand elephants and half as much as treasure as any other Prince , " was one of the results of his ...
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... able to harass them on their retreat . The only record of this campaign is to be found in Ferishta , and he says that the Rajah himself was attacked by jungle fever and , therefore , fell back upon his capital . Ferishta merely alludes ...
... able to harass them on their retreat . The only record of this campaign is to be found in Ferishta , and he says that the Rajah himself was attacked by jungle fever and , therefore , fell back upon his capital . Ferishta merely alludes ...
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Adil Shah Ahmed Shah Ahmednagar Ali Adil Shah Alla-ud-Din amongst army Assud Khan attack Aurungzebe Aurungzebe's Azim Shah Bahadur Bahmanee bastions Bazár Berar Bieder Bijapur Brahmin brother Burhanpur camp capital Chand Bibi death Deccan defeated Delhi Deogiri despatched Deva Raya Dilawar Khan Dowlatabad dynasty elephants Emperor Ferishta Ferokshere Feroze followed force Gate Gingee Golconda Governor Gulburga Guzerat Hassan Hindoo Hindoo kingdom honour horse hundred Hussein Hyderabad Ibrahim Imperial India Ismael jaghirs Jehan jewels Jumla Khajeh Gawan killed Kistna Kutb Shah Mahomed Mahomedan Mahrattas Malwa marched miles Minister Mir Jumla Mogul mosque Murtaza Nizam Shah Nizam-ul-Mulk nobles once palace peace plunder province Queen Chand Rama Rajah reign remained retired royal ruins seems sent Seyd Shah's siege Sivajee succeeded Sultan Telingana temple thousand throne tomb took treasure troops Tungabadhra Vijayanagar walls Warangal whilst whole Yusuf Adil Yusuf Adil Shah Zulficcar Khan
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Page 257 - Destitution at length reached such a pitch that men began to devour each other, and the flesh of a son was preferred to his love. The numbers of the dying caused obstructions in the roads, and every man whose dire sufferings did not terminate in death and who retained the power to move wandered off to the towns and villages of other countries. Those lands which had been famous for their fertility and plenty now retained no trace of productiveness...
Page 257 - Life was offered for a loaf," but none would buy ; rank was to be sold for a cake, but none cared for it ; the ever-bounteous hand was now stretched out to beg for food ; and the feet which had always trodden the way of contentment walked about only in search of sustenance.
Page 247 - In Bijapur I had found some tobacco. Never having seen the like in India, I brought some with me, and prepared a handsome pipe of jewel work. The stem, the finest to be procured at Achin, was three cubits in length, beautifully dried and coloured, both ends being adorned with jewels and enamel. I happened to come across a very handsome mouthpiece of Yaman cornelian, oval-shaped, which I set to the stem ; the whole was very handsome.
Page 326 - I/dipur, your mother, was a partner in my illness, and wishes to accompany me in death; but every thing has its appointed time.
Page 325 - I am, and for what I am destined. The instant which passed in power, hath left only sorrow behind it. I have not been the guardian and protector of the empire. My valuable time has been passed vainly. I had a patron in my own dwelling (conscience), but his glorious light was unseen by my dim sight.
Page 327 - I have done unto yourself, that account may not be demanded of me hereafter. No one has seen the departure of his own soul, but I see that mine is departing.
Page 256 - In warfare, in command, in sound judgment, and in administration, he had no rival or equal. He well understood that predatory (kazzaki] warfare, which in the language of the Dakhin is called bargi-giri. He kept down the turbulent spirits of that country, and maintained his exalted position to the end of his life, and closed his career in honour. History records no other instance of an Abyssinian slave arriving at such eminence...