Outlines of Indian historyBell and Daldy, 1871 - 330 pages |
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... Dekhun . In the former there are the basins of the two large rivers , the Ganges and Indus , together with a great sandy desert on the west , and a tract now called Central India , having an altitude of from 1,500 to 2,000 feet above ...
... Dekhun . In the former there are the basins of the two large rivers , the Ganges and Indus , together with a great sandy desert on the west , and a tract now called Central India , having an altitude of from 1,500 to 2,000 feet above ...
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... Dekhun and conquest of Ceylon , brought about by the abduction of his wife Sita by Ravana King of Lunka ( Ceylon ) . After his death he was deified by the Hindus and is an object of general adoration among them . In another poem ...
... Dekhun and conquest of Ceylon , brought about by the abduction of his wife Sita by Ravana King of Lunka ( Ceylon ) . After his death he was deified by the Hindus and is an object of general adoration among them . In another poem ...
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... Dekhun : - 1. Suruswutti ( Punjab ) . 2. Kanouj ( Delhi , Agra and Oudh ) . 3. Tirhut ( from the Kusi to the Gunduk 4. Gour ( Bengal with part of Behar ) . rivers ) . 5. Guzerat ( Guzerat , Khandesh and part of Malwa ) . 6. Māhārāshtra ...
... Dekhun : - 1. Suruswutti ( Punjab ) . 2. Kanouj ( Delhi , Agra and Oudh ) . 3. Tirhut ( from the Kusi to the Gunduk 4. Gour ( Bengal with part of Behar ) . rivers ) . 5. Guzerat ( Guzerat , Khandesh and part of Malwa ) . 6. Māhārāshtra ...
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... This kingdom maintained its pre - eminence under a succession of royal families from 350 A. C. to 450 A.D. The age of Vikramaditya , who Early History of the Dekhun . 9 reigned at Ujein 8 Invasion of Alexander the Great .
... This kingdom maintained its pre - eminence under a succession of royal families from 350 A. C. to 450 A.D. The age of Vikramaditya , who Early History of the Dekhun . 9 reigned at Ujein 8 Invasion of Alexander the Great .
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... Dekhun . The early history of the Dekhun is less obscure than that of Hindusthan . The most ancient kingdoms in this part of India appear to have been those of the Pandyas and Cholas in the extreme south , where the Tamul language ...
... Dekhun . The early history of the Dekhun is less obscure than that of Hindusthan . The most ancient kingdoms in this part of India appear to have been those of the Pandyas and Cholas in the extreme south , where the Tamul language ...
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