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... army of a com- pany of western merchants . But I must defer entering into the history of Mussulman India at present , as I think I should but ill perform your wishes if I neglected to preface it with that of the most ancient posses ...
... army of a com- pany of western merchants . But I must defer entering into the history of Mussulman India at present , as I think I should but ill perform your wishes if I neglected to preface it with that of the most ancient posses ...
Page 122
... army run away in con- sequence of a bad omen , or a general keep his tent because of an unlucky conjunction of the stars ! The lights of heaven now shine with be- neficent lustre to guide the mariner over the trackless deep , and the ...
... army run away in con- sequence of a bad omen , or a general keep his tent because of an unlucky conjunction of the stars ! The lights of heaven now shine with be- neficent lustre to guide the mariner over the trackless deep , and the ...
Page 150
... army of the sultan besieged him in Chitore , where he held out so long , that Alla o ' dien had at length recourse to artifice , and offered peace , inviting Rutten Sein to be his guest . The Ranna was at first received with great ...
... army of the sultan besieged him in Chitore , where he held out so long , that Alla o ' dien had at length recourse to artifice , and offered peace , inviting Rutten Sein to be his guest . The Ranna was at first received with great ...
Page 159
... was removed to Tonoor , only twelve miles from that city , upon the Mussulman invasion in 1326 , when the ancient city was destroyed by the army of Mahommed III . } 1 1 About the same time a new kingdom LETTERS ON INDIA . 159.
... was removed to Tonoor , only twelve miles from that city , upon the Mussulman invasion in 1326 , when the ancient city was destroyed by the army of Mahommed III . } 1 1 About the same time a new kingdom LETTERS ON INDIA . 159.
Page 163
... army that would be required to garrison it might certainly keep the field , but it was built before the English pos- sessed either the territory or the resources they are now masters of in India , and while the French , Danes , and ...
... army that would be required to garrison it might certainly keep the field , but it was built before the English pos- sessed either the territory or the resources they are now masters of in India , and while the French , Danes , and ...
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