A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJohn Murray., 1962 |
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Page xxxvii
... and lasts ten days . Muslims of the Shia 1 The name is derived from the corresponding old Arabic month , in which it was unholy to wage war . persuasion assemble in the Taziya Khana , or house of MUSLIM FESTIVALS xxxvii Muslim Festivals.
... and lasts ten days . Muslims of the Shia 1 The name is derived from the corresponding old Arabic month , in which it was unholy to wage war . persuasion assemble in the Taziya Khana , or house of MUSLIM FESTIVALS xxxvii Muslim Festivals.
Page lxv
... Muslim adversaries became weakened by the splitting up of the Bahmani kingdom in and after 1489 into five dynasties : Berar ( Imad ) , Ahmad- nagar ( Nizam ) , Bijapur ( Adil ) , Golconda ( Qutb ) and Bidar ( Barid ) , to which place ...
... Muslim adversaries became weakened by the splitting up of the Bahmani kingdom in and after 1489 into five dynasties : Berar ( Imad ) , Ahmad- nagar ( Nizam ) , Bijapur ( Adil ) , Golconda ( Qutb ) and Bidar ( Barid ) , to which place ...
Page lxxxix
... Muslim . JOHAR ( Jauhar ) , ( H ) sacrifice or immolation practised by Rajput women to avoid capture . Scholars will recall the occurrence of such sacrifices at Saguntum and Numantia . KABR , ( A ) a tomb ( Muslim ) ; Kabristan ...
... Muslim . JOHAR ( Jauhar ) , ( H ) sacrifice or immolation practised by Rajput women to avoid capture . Scholars will recall the occurrence of such sacrifices at Saguntum and Numantia . KABR , ( A ) a tomb ( Muslim ) ; Kabristan ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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