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... . The capital of the soubah of Allahabad is a town of the same name , but anciently called Piyang or Gangapuri : it is called the king of worshipped places , because the Ganges and Jumna meet there 146 LETTERS ON INDIA .
... . The capital of the soubah of Allahabad is a town of the same name , but anciently called Piyang or Gangapuri : it is called the king of worshipped places , because the Ganges and Jumna meet there 146 LETTERS ON INDIA .
Page 147
... soubah of Agra were mines of copper , and hot and cold springs . It pro- duces excellent sugar and indigo , and was cele- brated for its agriculture and its manufactures of blankets and fine stuffs . The climate of Malwah is described ...
... soubah of Agra were mines of copper , and hot and cold springs . It pro- duces excellent sugar and indigo , and was cele- brated for its agriculture and its manufactures of blankets and fine stuffs . The climate of Malwah is described ...
Page 148
... soubah of Guzerat is a maritime country , and when Abu Fazel wrote , produced chiefly jewary and bajeree , two coarse grains , which were the principal food of the inhabitants , but rice was imported from the Deccan , and wheat and ...
... soubah of Guzerat is a maritime country , and when Abu Fazel wrote , produced chiefly jewary and bajeree , two coarse grains , which were the principal food of the inhabitants , but rice was imported from the Deccan , and wheat and ...
Page 150
... 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 watered by the Ganges and Jumna , with many of ...
... 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 watered by the Ganges and Jumna , with many of ...
Page 151
... soubah of Lahore contains five divisions . Great part of it is now called the Panjab , or five waters , from the five rivers flowing through it , and falling into the Indus , which is its western boundary . In the time of Akbar , its ...
... soubah of Lahore contains five divisions . Great part of it is now called the Panjab , or five waters , from the five rivers flowing through it , and falling into the Indus , which is its western boundary . In the time of Akbar , its ...
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