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... emperor Akbar increased the number of schools in Hindostan , and caused the Persian and Hindostanee to be publicly taught , together with the Sanscrit , and en- couraged the translation of poems and scientific works from the ancient ...
... emperor Akbar increased the number of schools in Hindostan , and caused the Persian and Hindostanee to be publicly taught , together with the Sanscrit , and en- couraged the translation of poems and scientific works from the ancient ...
Page 95
... emperor ( Henry IV . ) distinguished for many virtues and possessed of considerable talents , standing for three days barefooted in the depth of winter , at the gate of the haughty bishops of Rome ; and another Henry , among the most ...
... emperor ( Henry IV . ) distinguished for many virtues and possessed of considerable talents , standing for three days barefooted in the depth of winter , at the gate of the haughty bishops of Rome ; and another Henry , among the most ...
Page 100
... kazee shrunk from it . The Jesuit , knowing the emperor's disposition , accepted the proposal , but the good - natured Shah interposed and saved him . reign ; but I suspect that since that time many 100 LETTERS ON INDIA .
... kazee shrunk from it . The Jesuit , knowing the emperor's disposition , accepted the proposal , but the good - natured Shah interposed and saved him . reign ; but I suspect that since that time many 100 LETTERS ON INDIA .
Page 173
... emperors prisoner , whom he dragged in triumph through the streets of Ogein , which tale is probably founded on the imprisonment of the emperor Valerian by the Persian prince Shapour . The Vicrama cotemporary with Solomon is like him ...
... emperors prisoner , whom he dragged in triumph through the streets of Ogein , which tale is probably founded on the imprisonment of the emperor Valerian by the Persian prince Shapour . The Vicrama cotemporary with Solomon is like him ...
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... Emperor of India , whose capi- tal was Canoge , was not in truth the legitimate sovereign of the country ; that title belonged to the young hero Pithaura king of Dehli , whose noble character and unhappy fate are the theme of both ...
... Emperor of India , whose capi- tal was Canoge , was not in truth the legitimate sovereign of the country ; that title belonged to the young hero Pithaura king of Dehli , whose noble character and unhappy fate are the theme of both ...
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