Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to The History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale ...The Author, 1801 - India |
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... empire and a religion , which diffused their combined influence over every region of the Higher Afia , and many evident veftiges of which are ftill vifible . Among thefe are the Thibetian rolls infcribed with Sanfcreet characters ...
... empire and a religion , which diffused their combined influence over every region of the Higher Afia , and many evident veftiges of which are ftill vifible . Among thefe are the Thibetian rolls infcribed with Sanfcreet characters ...
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... Empire ; and the wide Diffufion of the Indian Mythology and Sciences throughout Afia.— The geographical Limits of the not lefs extenfive Region of Scythia . - These two mighty Na- tions , the Indians and Perfians being through- out ...
... Empire ; and the wide Diffufion of the Indian Mythology and Sciences throughout Afia.— The geographical Limits of the not lefs extenfive Region of Scythia . - These two mighty Na- tions , the Indians and Perfians being through- out ...
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... empire when its limits were moft extended in Afia , mingling with the Celto - Scythian tribes , who tenanted the im- menfe deferts of Grand Tartary , became gra- dually incorporated , though not confounded , with that ancient nation ...
... empire when its limits were moft extended in Afia , mingling with the Celto - Scythian tribes , who tenanted the im- menfe deferts of Grand Tartary , became gra- dually incorporated , though not confounded , with that ancient nation ...
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... empire , and the prevalence of the Indian fciences and mythology over the greater part of that vaft continent , cannot be more decifively proved than by the following remarks extracted from Mr. Halhed , to whom thofe fciences and that ...
... empire , and the prevalence of the Indian fciences and mythology over the greater part of that vaft continent , cannot be more decifively proved than by the following remarks extracted from Mr. Halhed , to whom thofe fciences and that ...
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... empire in- cluded an area of near eighty square degrees , could find none of his own MONGALS , as the beft authors inform us , able to write his dif- patches ; and TAIMUR , a favage of ftrong na- tural parts , and paffionately fond of ...
... empire in- cluded an area of near eighty square degrees , could find none of his own MONGALS , as the beft authors inform us , able to write his dif- patches ; and TAIMUR , a favage of ftrong na- tural parts , and paffionately fond of ...
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Abury æra afferted Afia Afiatic aftronomical againſt alfo alſo ancient antiquity Brahmins Britain Britiſh called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated circumftance coaft colonies commerce confiderable confifting Cornwall courſe cuftom dæmon defcendants defcribed deity diftant Diodorus Diodorus Siculus Druids Eaft Egypt Egyptians erected eſpecially eſtabliſhed extenfive facred fame fays fcience feems feftival ferpent ferved fhall fhips fhore fhould filk filver fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome formed fpecies ftate ftill ftones fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fyftem fymbol Gaul gold Greeks Gulph Hercules Herodotus hiftory hypothefis immenfe India inftance iſland itſelf leaſt lefs metal moft moſt muft muſt nation navigation neceffary northern obferved old Britons paffage paffed Perfian period Phoenicians Pliny prefent purpoſe race refpect regions Reſearches rites Sabian Sanfcreet Scythian Sir William Jones Stonehenge Strabo Stukeley temple thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Tyre uſed vafes vaft veffels weft weſtern whofe whoſe worſhip