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, 1800 - India |
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... present metropolis of Panjab , whose name is often applied to the province itself . Lahore , or Lehawer , as it is faid in the Ayeen Akbery to have been called in ancient aftronomical tables , was undoubtedly in ancient times a very ...
... present metropolis of Panjab , whose name is often applied to the province itself . Lahore , or Lehawer , as it is faid in the Ayeen Akbery to have been called in ancient aftronomical tables , was undoubtedly in ancient times a very ...
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... present Indians by the name of Jenaub . This branch of the Indus is represented by Arriant as exceedingly broad , deep , rapid , and abounding with rocks , which fubjected both the invader and his army to the most immi- nent danger . On ...
... present Indians by the name of Jenaub . This branch of the Indus is represented by Arriant as exceedingly broad , deep , rapid , and abounding with rocks , which fubjected both the invader and his army to the most immi- nent danger . On ...
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... present included in the province of Multan . Of the Malli and their fituation we are enabled , from a combination of local circum- ftances that point out their refidence , to speak with greater certainty ; for they inhabited a region ...
... present included in the province of Multan . Of the Malli and their fituation we are enabled , from a combination of local circum- ftances that point out their refidence , to speak with greater certainty ; for they inhabited a region ...
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Abul Fazil Acbar afferted Afia Afiatic aftronomical againſt Agra alfo ancient antiquity Arrian Ayeen Akbery Bahar Bengal called Canouge capital celebrated claffical cofe confiderable courſe Delhi deſcribed Differtation divifions eaſt eaſtern empire engravings extenfive facred faid fame fecond feems feven fhall fhould fince fircars firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folio fome foobah fouth fovereign ftated ftill ftream fuch fuppofed Gangarides Ganges Gazna geographical greateſt hiftorians himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory Imaus India Indus itſelf Lahore laſt Lond magnificent miles Mirkhond moft moſt mountains Multan muſt myſelf neceffary obferves occafion octavo Palibothra Perfian poffeffion poffibly Porus prefent province Ptolemy quarto rajas reader refidence reign remarkable Rennel repreſented Reſearches reſpect river Sanfcreet ſcience ſeems Sir William Jones ſtated ſtone Strabo ſubject thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Timur tion tranflated uſe vaft vols octavo vols quarto volume weft weſtern whofe whoſe worſhip writing