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... a Venetian who was believed to have prepared and submitted to Shah Jehan plans and estimates for the Taj ( died 16401 , and to John Mildenhall , an Englishman , who had had interviews with the Emperor Akbar ( 1614 ) .
... a Venetian who was believed to have prepared and submitted to Shah Jehan plans and estimates for the Taj ( died 16401 , and to John Mildenhall , an Englishman , who had had interviews with the Emperor Akbar ( 1614 ) .
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It is popularly believed by the Kakars that they have descended from a priest going by the name of Kakar whom chance directed to their present abode . But it yet remains to be determined as to when this historically important ...
It is popularly believed by the Kakars that they have descended from a priest going by the name of Kakar whom chance directed to their present abode . But it yet remains to be determined as to when this historically important ...
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It is believed that this person of ethnological sanctity came to the country in the time of Ongashee , one - eyed and one - legged kings of the Mongols gifted with tremendous powers of jumping . To find out these skipping royalties of ...
It is believed that this person of ethnological sanctity came to the country in the time of Ongashee , one - eyed and one - legged kings of the Mongols gifted with tremendous powers of jumping . To find out these skipping royalties of ...
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They are still believed to be proof to lead and steel , and the poor amongst them do not hesitate in going on Baspan which means going about with an appeal to the purse of the community on behalf of their empty coffers .
They are still believed to be proof to lead and steel , and the poor amongst them do not hesitate in going on Baspan which means going about with an appeal to the purse of the community on behalf of their empty coffers .
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In the Oki Islands , off the coast of Izumo , dogs are believed to possess demoniacal powers ; and the human beings , who are in league with them , are called inu - gami - mochi , that is to say , “ dog - god - owners .
In the Oki Islands , off the coast of Izumo , dogs are believed to possess demoniacal powers ; and the human beings , who are in league with them , are called inu - gami - mochi , that is to say , “ dog - god - owners .
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