The Calcutta Review, Volume 14University of Calcutta, 1850 |
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... possessing more or less independence , according to the circumstances which rendered invasion more or less likely . The Kalorahs were originally a religious tribe from Central Asia , who entered Scinde under one Adam Shah , and ...
... possessing more or less independence , according to the circumstances which rendered invasion more or less likely . The Kalorahs were originally a religious tribe from Central Asia , who entered Scinde under one Adam Shah , and ...
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... possessed of a greater share of ability and daring than the others ; but this was prevented by the occur- rence of the only other probable event - the stepping in of a foreign power to ease them of the burden : and this power was the ...
... possessed of a greater share of ability and daring than the others ; but this was prevented by the occur- rence of the only other probable event - the stepping in of a foreign power to ease them of the burden : and this power was the ...
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... possessed of wealth , the great at- traction . High pay , and a free and easy life , were the induce- ments offered to retain their services , which were at the disposal of their masters , so long as the coffers of the latter were full ...
... possessed of wealth , the great at- traction . High pay , and a free and easy life , were the induce- ments offered to retain their services , which were at the disposal of their masters , so long as the coffers of the latter were full ...
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... possessed the entire and expressed confidence of his chief . But the men of most importance , as being those through whom the orders of Govern- ment were to be carried out , and who were to be in direct communication with the governed ...
... possessed the entire and expressed confidence of his chief . But the men of most importance , as being those through whom the orders of Govern- ment were to be carried out , and who were to be in direct communication with the governed ...
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... possessed by the parties with the Kardars , whose report was to decide the merits of the case . Such were some of the eccentricities of these martial economists : but it would occupy too many of our pages to dwell in detail on all the ...
... possessed by the parties with the Kardars , whose report was to decide the merits of the case . Such were some of the eccentricities of these martial economists : but it would occupy too many of our pages to dwell in detail on all the ...
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Affghanistan Affghans Agra amongst army attack Bala Hissar Bamian Bengal Brahmans brigade British Cabul Calcutta Candahar cantonments Captain Hervey Cawnpore character Chiefs civil Clive Collectors command course Court creation cultivators detachment district ditto Dost Mahomed duties earth effect Elphinstone enemy English Envoy European existed fact favour feeling force former Ghiljies Government Governor-General guns hand Herat Hindi Hindu India influence instruction Kalhana Kashmir Khan Khiva labour land landholders Lord Lord Auckland Macnaghten Mahomed Akbar matter means measures ment military Mohun Lal Namuh native Nawab North Western Provinces object occupation officers pass Pergunnah period Persian political portion position possession present proprietors Provinces Rajput reason received regarding regiment render respect revenue rupees Sale Sanskrit schools Scinde settlement Shah Shuja Shah's sipahis tion tribes troops Urdu village whilst whole Yar Mahomed Zeila