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... called upon to go at an early period of life , to India , and who therefore cannot have had time to make themselves acquainted with even the gene- ral outline of the history , religion , or science of that country ; and though the ...
... called upon to go at an early period of life , to India , and who therefore cannot have had time to make themselves acquainted with even the gene- ral outline of the history , religion , or science of that country ; and though the ...
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... of Chandragupta - And'hra King's - Kingdom of Vejeyanuggur , called also Videanuggur and Bisnuggur - My- sore - Mahrattas - Nepaul 84 109 125 158 .................... 170 LETTER XI . Muşsulmans in India - Mahomed Sebectaghin and.
... of Chandragupta - And'hra King's - Kingdom of Vejeyanuggur , called also Videanuggur and Bisnuggur - My- sore - Mahrattas - Nepaul 84 109 125 158 .................... 170 LETTER XI . Muşsulmans in India - Mahomed Sebectaghin and.
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... called the French of the East ; for you will not find a village where at least one person cannot speak it . Besides , it will gain respect from the natives , who consider a knowledge of various languages as the mark of a superior ...
... called the French of the East ; for you will not find a village where at least one person cannot speak it . Besides , it will gain respect from the natives , who consider a knowledge of various languages as the mark of a superior ...
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... Vrcramaditya , King of Onjein , who gave name to the chronological æra , and who flourished 56 years before Christ , or a later monarch , some- times called Raja Bhoja . * The names of the eighteen Vedyas are as follow 14 LETTERS ON INDIA .
... Vrcramaditya , King of Onjein , who gave name to the chronological æra , and who flourished 56 years before Christ , or a later monarch , some- times called Raja Bhoja . * The names of the eighteen Vedyas are as follow 14 LETTERS ON INDIA .
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... called Prácrit . It is a cultivated language , and great part of most dramas , and many poems , are written in it . The Canyacubjas possessed a great empire , the capital of which was Cannoge . Their lan- guage seems to be the ...
... called Prácrit . It is a cultivated language , and great part of most dramas , and many poems , are written in it . The Canyacubjas possessed a great empire , the capital of which was Cannoge . Their lan- guage seems to be the ...
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