A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 20J. Murray, 1962 - 634 pages |
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... Persian paintings , and it is not until the time of the Moghuls that there is a second flowering of this art . They recruited many Hindu , as well as Muslim , painters from Kashmir and else- where , who contributed greatly to the ...
... Persian paintings , and it is not until the time of the Moghuls that there is a second flowering of this art . They recruited many Hindu , as well as Muslim , painters from Kashmir and else- where , who contributed greatly to the ...
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... Persian Empire of Darius ( 521- 486 B.C. ) The boundary probably ran up the Indus from its mouth , then along the Sutlej , and then along the Beas ( Hyphasis ) . The province is said to have been rich at that time , but became arid ...
... Persian Empire of Darius ( 521- 486 B.C. ) The boundary probably ran up the Indus from its mouth , then along the Sutlej , and then along the Beas ( Hyphasis ) . The province is said to have been rich at that time , but became arid ...
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... Persian Kuli Khan , Nadir Shah , defeated the Moghul Emperor Mu- hammad Shah in 1739. The battle lasted two hours , 20,000 of the Indian soldiers were killed , and a much greater number taken prisoners . An immense treasure , a number ...
... Persian Kuli Khan , Nadir Shah , defeated the Moghul Emperor Mu- hammad Shah in 1739. The battle lasted two hours , 20,000 of the Indian soldiers were killed , and a much greater number taken prisoners . An immense treasure , a number ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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