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Page 150
... murdered . The soubah of Dehli , divided into eight sir- cars , was rich in natural productions and manu- factures . Its mountains were filled with mines , and its plains with corn and cattle . It is wa- tered by the Ganges and Jumna ...
... murdered . The soubah of Dehli , divided into eight sir- cars , was rich in natural productions and manu- factures . Its mountains were filled with mines , and its plains with corn and cattle . It is wa- tered by the Ganges and Jumna ...
Page 199
... into the hands of his rival on the throne of Khouaresm , Mohammed Shah , and was conse- quently murdered in his bed A. D. 1212 † ; * A. H. 591 . † A . H. 609 . # when the crown of Ghazna was seized by the LETTERS ON INDIA . 199.
... into the hands of his rival on the throne of Khouaresm , Mohammed Shah , and was conse- quently murdered in his bed A. D. 1212 † ; * A. H. 591 . † A . H. 609 . # when the crown of Ghazna was seized by the LETTERS ON INDIA . 199.
Page 210
... murdered A. D. 1289 , after a reign of three years , and Jellal o ' dien Firoze , an Afghan chief , was raised to the throne , at the age of seventy . He endeavoured to repair the evils of the last reign , but it was too hard a task for ...
... murdered A. D. 1289 , after a reign of three years , and Jellal o ' dien Firoze , an Afghan chief , was raised to the throne , at the age of seventy . He endeavoured to repair the evils of the last reign , but it was too hard a task for ...
Page 212
... murderer , darkened the throne of India for five years , when Ghiaus o ' dien Tugluck , a Patan , whose father had been brought up by Balin , was crowned by the ac- clamation of the people , and fully justified their choice . In matters ...
... murderer , darkened the throne of India for five years , when Ghiaus o ' dien Tugluck , a Patan , whose father had been brought up by Balin , was crowned by the ac- clamation of the people , and fully justified their choice . In matters ...
Page 225
... murderer of Mahommed the Fifth , with his son Alla II . occupied the throne , the first during twelve , and the latter during twenty - seven years , most unworthily , when Bel- loli , an Afghan of the commercial tribe of Loudi , whose ...
... murderer of Mahommed the Fifth , with his son Alla II . occupied the throne , the first during twelve , and the latter during twenty - seven years , most unworthily , when Bel- loli , an Afghan of the commercial tribe of Loudi , whose ...
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