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... 30 35 70 ° Nilab Bydrag LETTERS ON INDIA ; BY MARIA GRAHAM , AUTHOR OF. CABOLITA о or CABUL • Ghazna Indus Attock u Sarayara panh Paucolais R. Suvarna Hydaspes Acesines or MT BIOLIO TR DE LA VILLE DE LYON SOCIE TE GÉOGRAPHIE.
... 30 35 70 ° Nilab Bydrag LETTERS ON INDIA ; BY MARIA GRAHAM , AUTHOR OF. CABOLITA о or CABUL • Ghazna Indus Attock u Sarayara panh Paucolais R. Suvarna Hydaspes Acesines or MT BIOLIO TR DE LA VILLE DE LYON SOCIE TE GÉOGRAPHIE.
Page 191
... Ghazna . His father Sebectaghin appears to have been a soldier of fortune , and being too far from the seat of the Kalifat to fear its power , he erected an independent sovereignty at Ghaz- na , nominally however subject to the Kalif ...
... Ghazna . His father Sebectaghin appears to have been a soldier of fortune , and being too far from the seat of the Kalifat to fear its power , he erected an independent sovereignty at Ghaz- na , nominally however subject to the Kalif ...
Page 192
... Ghazna were continually employed in protecting Khorassan , or in incursions towards Syria and the frontiers of Arabia . In 1025 || Mahmoud invaded Guz- erat , which appears to have fallen an easy prey . * A. D. 1001. A. H. 392 . A. D. ...
... Ghazna were continually employed in protecting Khorassan , or in incursions towards Syria and the frontiers of Arabia . In 1025 || Mahmoud invaded Guz- erat , which appears to have fallen an easy prey . * A. D. 1001. A. H. 392 . A. D. ...
Page 195
... Ghazna little need be said . They were con- stantly occupied either in petty warfare at home , or in the defence of their distant provinces with various success ; and the usual intrigues of the Harems and the viziers , rebellion and ...
... Ghazna little need be said . They were con- stantly occupied either in petty warfare at home , or in the defence of their distant provinces with various success ; and the usual intrigues of the Harems and the viziers , rebellion and ...
Page 196
... Ghazna under Bharâm Shah , in- vaded it , and after various success , both in his reign and that of his successor Khosru Shah , he took the latter prisoner , and he died in confine- ment ten years after the loss of his kingdom ...
... Ghazna under Bharâm Shah , in- vaded it , and after various success , both in his reign and that of his successor Khosru Shah , he took the latter prisoner , and he died in confine- ment ten years after the loss of his kingdom ...
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