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Page 208
... emperors of India never ate in public , was served with the frugality of an anchoret . To these private virtues , Mahmoud added a thorough knowledge of arms , and was eminently successful in all his wars . His clemency towards those who ...
... emperors of India never ate in public , was served with the frugality of an anchoret . To these private virtues , Mahmoud added a thorough knowledge of arms , and was eminently successful in all his wars . His clemency towards those who ...
Page 209
... emperor's eldest son , where the noble Khosru , the poet , pre- sided ; and the fine arts were equally cultivated by Kera , the younger brother . Balin himself encouraged magnificence in architecture , equip- age , and dress , although ...
... emperor's eldest son , where the noble Khosru , the poet , pre- sided ; and the fine arts were equally cultivated by Kera , the younger brother . Balin himself encouraged magnificence in architecture , equip- age , and dress , although ...
Page 231
... the royal umbrella is spread over their heads . The emperors of Dehli were never crowned , but on occasions of state the diadem was suspended over their heads from the state canopy . * A. D. 1530. А. Н. 937 . † A LETTERS ON INDIA : 231.
... the royal umbrella is spread over their heads . The emperors of Dehli were never crowned , but on occasions of state the diadem was suspended over their heads from the state canopy . * A. D. 1530. А. Н. 937 . † A LETTERS ON INDIA : 231.
Page 236
... emperor by the histori- ans . Thus the Patan rulers again lost that credit which the vigorous reign of Shere had recovered for them , and Houmaioun , who had during the last thirteen years been residing a fugitive in the court of Persia ...
... emperor by the histori- ans . Thus the Patan rulers again lost that credit which the vigorous reign of Shere had recovered for them , and Houmaioun , who had during the last thirteen years been residing a fugitive in the court of Persia ...
Page 239
... emperor turned his thoughts to the im- provement of his people ; and while he employ- ed the valour of his sons and the Patan and Hindû chiefs on the frontiers , sometimes as a guard against incursions from the north , and sometimes ...
... emperor turned his thoughts to the im- provement of his people ; and while he employ- ed the valour of his sons and the Patan and Hindû chiefs on the frontiers , sometimes as a guard against incursions from the north , and sometimes ...
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