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... Baber Shah , of the house of Tamerlane , from Cabul , and placed him on the throne , so justly forfeited by Ibrahim Loudi . But the empire of Dehli was no longer the same that flourished under Balin or Nussur o'dien Ma- hommed . The ...
... Baber Shah , of the house of Tamerlane , from Cabul , and placed him on the throne , so justly forfeited by Ibrahim Loudi . But the empire of Dehli was no longer the same that flourished under Balin or Nussur o'dien Ma- hommed . The ...
Page 227
... Baber to establish even the shadow of regal authority , where anarchy had so long . prevailed . The family of Baber shall be the subject of another letter : not that I mean it to be so long as this ; but I have been sometimes tempted to ...
... Baber to establish even the shadow of regal authority , where anarchy had so long . prevailed . The family of Baber shall be the subject of another letter : not that I mean it to be so long as this ; but I have been sometimes tempted to ...
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... Baber Shah , for he has written his own memoirs in a style accounted elegant by those most conversant in eastern literature , and in a manner that shews him to have been a con- summate general and an able politician at least towards the ...
... Baber Shah , for he has written his own memoirs in a style accounted elegant by those most conversant in eastern literature , and in a manner that shews him to have been a con- summate general and an able politician at least towards the ...
Page 229
... Baber , succeeded to the whole kingdom . His uncles , jealous of his abili- ties , and thinking that the dominions of a child would be easily seized , marched against him but were repulsed , as were various other princes who made the ...
... Baber , succeeded to the whole kingdom . His uncles , jealous of his abili- ties , and thinking that the dominions of a child would be easily seized , marched against him but were repulsed , as were various other princes who made the ...
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... Baber first crossed the Indus , on the invitation of some of the nobles of Hindostan , who in the troubles of that unhappy time turned their eyes towards Baber for relief . But it was not until six years afterwards that he took ...
... Baber first crossed the Indus , on the invitation of some of the nobles of Hindostan , who in the troubles of that unhappy time turned their eyes towards Baber for relief . But it was not until six years afterwards that he took ...
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