The Calcutta Review, Volume 21University of Calcutta, 1853 |
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... - ter and name may be mythological , symbolizing the received opinion of the descent of the various Arab tribes from a common ancestor , thence styled by them Yárôb . tions of the Bedouin , scorning the restrictions of place YEMEN .
... - ter and name may be mythological , symbolizing the received opinion of the descent of the various Arab tribes from a common ancestor , thence styled by them Yárôb . tions of the Bedouin , scorning the restrictions of place YEMEN .
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... the period supposed . · + In the original ' Papavírov , but conjectured by M. Fresnel , with some likeli- hood , to be a mistake for ' IapaviTWV . " age , and which have received some countenance even 10 ANTE - MAHOMETAN HISTORY OF ARABIA .
... the period supposed . · + In the original ' Papavírov , but conjectured by M. Fresnel , with some likeli- hood , to be a mistake for ' IapaviTWV . " age , and which have received some countenance even 10 ANTE - MAHOMETAN HISTORY OF ARABIA .
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" age , and which have received some countenance even in the Coran . It is remarkable that Mahomet there represents her people as addicted to the worship of the Sun. * Two more successions bring us to TOBBA AL AKRAN , in whose reign ...
" age , and which have received some countenance even in the Coran . It is remarkable that Mahomet there represents her people as addicted to the worship of the Sun. * Two more successions bring us to TOBBA AL AKRAN , in whose reign ...
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... receiving singular illustration in the pages of Roman history . It was after the middle of the second century , according to the Arab authorities , that the Roman Emperor ( Marcus Au- relius Antoninus , ) invested the chief of the Bani ...
... receiving singular illustration in the pages of Roman history . It was after the middle of the second century , according to the Arab authorities , that the Roman Emperor ( Marcus Au- relius Antoninus , ) invested the chief of the Bani ...
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... received by a Roman General from the mouth of Nomân himself , who added that , but for the dread of the Persian monarch , he would not hesitate to become a Christian . † It is agreed by all that Nomân abandoned idolatry , and it is ...
... received by a Roman General from the mouth of Nomân himself , who added that , but for the dread of the Persian monarch , he would not hesitate to become a Christian . † It is agreed by all that Nomân abandoned idolatry , and it is ...
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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