A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page lviii
... 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 ...
Page 360
... Persian the name Alamgir but the date 1012 A.H. ( A.D. 1604 ) . There is also a Persian sword given by Sir John Malcolm to Pratap Singh . Adjoining the Treasury , in the S. face of the square , are other Govern- ment Offices , and ...
... Persian the name Alamgir but the date 1012 A.H. ( A.D. 1604 ) . There is also a Persian sword given by Sir John Malcolm to Pratap Singh . Adjoining the Treasury , in the S. face of the square , are other Govern- ment Offices , and ...
Page 473
... Persian in- scription records that it was built by Fateh Khan , an officer of the Emperor Akbar , about 1583. One of the relics is the Mui Mubarak , or " a hair of the Prophet , " in amber , and preserved in a gold tube adorned with ...
... Persian in- scription records that it was built by Fateh Khan , an officer of the Emperor Akbar , about 1583. One of the relics is the Mui Mubarak , or " a hair of the Prophet , " in amber , and preserved in a gold tube adorned with ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO GIBRALTAR Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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