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... army , in itself a source of danger , more especially in Bengal , where its members consisted mostly of one caste and creed . From that time to the present , India has enjoyed , with the exception of a few petty wars , the blessings of ...
... army , in itself a source of danger , more especially in Bengal , where its members consisted mostly of one caste and creed . From that time to the present , India has enjoyed , with the exception of a few petty wars , the blessings of ...
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... army . He crossed at Attok and received the submission of several of the principal chiefs of the country , but Porus , king of a region stretching east- wards towards Delhi , disputing his passage on the banks of the Jhilum ( Hydaspes ) ...
... army . He crossed at Attok and received the submission of several of the principal chiefs of the country , but Porus , king of a region stretching east- wards towards Delhi , disputing his passage on the banks of the Jhilum ( Hydaspes ) ...
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... army , they established a kingdom at Edur under the rule of Goha , from whom the Rajas of Udipur are lineally descended . Eight princes succeeded Goha . Bappa , the youngest son of the last prince , proceeded to Chittore , where he was ...
... army , they established a kingdom at Edur under the rule of Goha , from whom the Rajas of Udipur are lineally descended . Eight princes succeeded Goha . Bappa , the youngest son of the last prince , proceeded to Chittore , where he was ...
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... army of 54,000 horse , and had in his pay a nume- rous body of Hindu cavalry . He founded a univer- sity at Ghuzni , and provided a permanent sum for allowances to professors and students . He also set aside a sum equal to nearly ...
... army of 54,000 horse , and had in his pay a nume- rous body of Hindu cavalry . He founded a univer- sity at Ghuzni , and provided a permanent sum for allowances to professors and students . He also set aside a sum equal to nearly ...
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... army , he was deposed and put to death by Ahmed , son of his blind brother Mohamed . Character . - Courageous , of a commanding temper , and energetic , he was of great personal strength and soldier - like habits . Wars.-I. Reduced the ...
... army , he was deposed and put to death by Ahmed , son of his blind brother Mohamed . Character . - Courageous , of a commanding temper , and energetic , he was of great personal strength and soldier - like habits . Wars.-I. Reduced the ...
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