Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants, and Its Productive Capabilities with a Sketch of Its History, a Narrative of Recent Events, and an Account of the Connection of the British Government with that Country to the Present Period |
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... Duties on Trade . Town Duties . Taxes under various Heads . Farming Revenue on Contracts . — Kardars and Servants of Districts . Number and Names of Districts . - Police - Administration of Justice . Dislike of Amirs to capital ...
... Duties on Trade . Town Duties . Taxes under various Heads . Farming Revenue on Contracts . — Kardars and Servants of Districts . Number and Names of Districts . - Police - Administration of Justice . Dislike of Amirs to capital ...
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... duties , as if they were considered as the mere slaves of their lazy lords ; but when any occasion arises for ex- ertion , when a foray is to be undertaken , or a difficulty escaped , the Bilúchi women are taken into council , and ...
... duties , as if they were considered as the mere slaves of their lazy lords ; but when any occasion arises for ex- ertion , when a foray is to be undertaken , or a difficulty escaped , the Bilúchi women are taken into council , and ...
Page 57
... duties to pass long periods in their hunting grounds . With them all interests , whether political or social , were subservient to these , of which they said , " We consider our Shikargahs of greater moment to us than our wives and ...
... duties to pass long periods in their hunting grounds . With them all interests , whether political or social , were subservient to these , of which they said , " We consider our Shikargahs of greater moment to us than our wives and ...
Page 97
... duties alone drive it to seek that route ; for it would be in every way advantageous to bring it to the Indus through Sindh by a short and easy land carriage . H The high estimation in which it is held always secures CHAP . V. ] 97 ON ...
... duties alone drive it to seek that route ; for it would be in every way advantageous to bring it to the Indus through Sindh by a short and easy land carriage . H The high estimation in which it is held always secures CHAP . V. ] 97 ON ...
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... duties were very light , though his re- muneration was commensurate with the great in- fluence obtained : though bigoted and intolerant , the persecutions which distinguished the early Tal- púrs , and which drove large bodies of Hindús ...
... duties were very light , though his re- muneration was commensurate with the great in- fluence obtained : though bigoted and intolerant , the persecutions which distinguished the early Tal- púrs , and which drove large bodies of Hindús ...
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advantages Affghan Amirs of Sindh appear banks Bijar Bilúchis Bilúchistan boats Bombay branch British government brother camels Candahar capital Caubúl character classes cloth commercial considered court cultivation Cutch Delta desert durbar duties Edition feudatories former Futteh Allí Khan Ghúlam Shah government of Sindh Hindú history of Sindh honour Hyderabad importance India inhabitants inundation J. C. LOUDON Jutts Kaloras Karrachi Khyrpúr Kilat labour land latter Lower Sindh Mahommedan Marwar matchlock means ment merchant Mian Núr Míani miles military Múltan Múrad Nadir Shah Nasir Khan native navigation Nubi Khan Núr Mahomed particularly peculiar period Persian portion position possessions present princes principal produce Punjaub revenue river Indus Rorí rulers rupees season Sehwun Seyuds Shikargahs Shikarpúr Sindhian soil steamers stream Sukkur supplied Talpúr Tattah territories tion town trade treaty tribe troops Ubdúl Nubi Upper Sindh Vignette Titles village whilst whole Zamindars
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