The Calcutta Review, Volume 21University of Calcutta, 1853 |
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... native historians of Arabia , and with its early poets , whose evidence is of the most essential value in these investigations . He has pursued his enquiries with much learning and singular re- search , * and , as it appears to us ...
... native historians of Arabia , and with its early poets , whose evidence is of the most essential value in these investigations . He has pursued his enquiries with much learning and singular re- search , * and , as it appears to us ...
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... native tradition of Arabia . In a former paper in this Review the nature of Arab tradition has been discussed , and it has been shown that as regards genealogical and phylar- chal reminiscences , it has peculiar claims upon our belief ...
... native tradition of Arabia . In a former paper in this Review the nature of Arab tradition has been discussed , and it has been shown that as regards genealogical and phylar- chal reminiscences , it has peculiar claims upon our belief ...
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... native authority a chronicle of the names , and of some of the acts of the kings of Yemen . Yet even supposing this authentic source of information , its imperfection is manifest from the doubtful and discrepant character of the details ...
... native authority a chronicle of the names , and of some of the acts of the kings of Yemen . Yet even supposing this authentic source of information , its imperfection is manifest from the doubtful and discrepant character of the details ...
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... native deserts . † After a short interregnum , IMRULCAYS III . ( 505-513 A. D. ) became fixed in the Government of Hîra . In a previous in- cursion into Arabia , he had carried off the famous Ma - al - Samâ , or " Water of the skies ...
... native deserts . † After a short interregnum , IMRULCAYS III . ( 505-513 A. D. ) became fixed in the Government of Hîra . In a previous in- cursion into Arabia , he had carried off the famous Ma - al - Samâ , or " Water of the skies ...
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... native and vigorous government . But the Arab tribes of Mesopotamia , who pro- fessed Christianity , continued for some years longer to hold to Persia , and recognize its authority . After We now turn to the kingdom of the GHASSANITE ...
... native and vigorous government . But the Arab tribes of Mesopotamia , who pro- fessed Christianity , continued for some years longer to hold to Persia , and recognize its authority . After We now turn to the kingdom of the GHASSANITE ...
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administration Agra ancient appear appointed Arab Arabia Assam authority Bani beautiful Benares Bengal Board of Control Bombay brahmas British Budha Calcutta called canal Canara Captain century chief Christian Cis-Sutlej civil Clause Court of Directors cultivation Cussai Delhi déwas district Doab double Government duty East India Company enquiry existence feet Ganges give Gótama Government of India hills Himyar Hindu Hîra House improvement interest irrigation Kaaba king labour Lahore lakhs land Lord M. C. de Perceval Madras Mahomet Malabar Mecca ment Méru miles mountains Nágaséna native North West Provinces North Western Provinces object officers party passed Persian population possession present proprietors Punjab Raja Reform revenue river road ruins rules rupees Ryotwari Shah Sikh Sir Charles Wood Taghlib teak teak forests temple tenure thing Thomason timber tion tomb traveller trees tribes village whole Yemen