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... town of Dewal ( supposed to have been near Kurrachi ) , the cities of Alor , the capital ( near the present town of Rohri ) , and Brahminabād , and the towns of Nerūn ( Heidurabād ) and Sehwun were reduced , and the entire country ...
... town of Dewal ( supposed to have been near Kurrachi ) , the cities of Alor , the capital ( near the present town of Rohri ) , and Brahminabād , and the towns of Nerūn ( Heidurabād ) and Sehwun were reduced , and the entire country ...
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... towns , of 100 towns , and of 1,000 towns , with different degrees of compensation , conducted the internal administration . The revenue was derived from taxes on all agricultural produce , on commerce , from a small annual imposition ...
... towns , of 100 towns , and of 1,000 towns , with different degrees of compensation , conducted the internal administration . The revenue was derived from taxes on all agricultural produce , on commerce , from a small annual imposition ...
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... town of Hoshūngabad derives its name from the second prince of this line , who founded it . The reign of the last king ( Mahmud II . ) was more fertile in events than any that preceded it . His success was mainly owing to the support of ...
... town of Hoshūngabad derives its name from the second prince of this line , who founded it . The reign of the last king ( Mahmud II . ) was more fertile in events than any that preceded it . His success was mainly owing to the support of ...
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... towns was under an officer called the " Kotwal . " Justice was administered by an officer called " Mir Adel " ( Lord Justice ) and by a Kazi ; the latter conducted the trial , and the former passed judg- ment . Though Akbar was ...
... towns was under an officer called the " Kotwal . " Justice was administered by an officer called " Mir Adel " ( Lord Justice ) and by a Kazi ; the latter conducted the trial , and the former passed judg- ment . Though Akbar was ...
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... town of Futtepur Sikri , his principal residence , and he erected the tomb of Humayun at Delhi , a great and solid edifice , surmounted by a vast dome of white marble . " Akbar , " says Ferishta , " had never less than 5,000 elephants ...
... town of Futtepur Sikri , his principal residence , and he erected the tomb of Humayun at Delhi , a great and solid edifice , surmounted by a vast dome of white marble . " Akbar , " says Ferishta , " had never less than 5,000 elephants ...
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