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Page 15
... Persian wheels turned by oxen convey the water to the canals , whence it is carried in every direction over the country , and the soil consequently yields abundance of rice , cotton , tobacco , and corn . On either side is a narrow path ...
... Persian wheels turned by oxen convey the water to the canals , whence it is carried in every direction over the country , and the soil consequently yields abundance of rice , cotton , tobacco , and corn . On either side is a narrow path ...
Page 19
... Persian wheels are employed in its irrigation . In its immediate vicinity are some other villas , and adjoining them a row of extensive manufactories , in which , however , we did not observe any great activity . A newly - constructed ...
... Persian wheels are employed in its irrigation . In its immediate vicinity are some other villas , and adjoining them a row of extensive manufactories , in which , however , we did not observe any great activity . A newly - constructed ...
Page 80
... Persian wheels . From May till September a dry wind prevails , and incessantly carries dark clouds of dust across the sandy plain . - We waited in a small guard - house for the servants and horses of the officers , to whom we had sent ...
... Persian wheels . From May till September a dry wind prevails , and incessantly carries dark clouds of dust across the sandy plain . - We waited in a small guard - house for the servants and horses of the officers , to whom we had sent ...
Page 90
... Meer Futteh Ali and two of his brothers were Sunnites ; whereas Meer Morad , through the influence of his minister Isman Khan , a Persian , was educated as a strict Sheeahs . Meer Morad Ali died in 1834 : after his death 90 THE AMEERS .
... Meer Futteh Ali and two of his brothers were Sunnites ; whereas Meer Morad , through the influence of his minister Isman Khan , a Persian , was educated as a strict Sheeahs . Meer Morad Ali died in 1834 : after his death 90 THE AMEERS .
Page 97
... Persian characters . The pro- nunciation of the Belooches is so uncouth , that the Sindians say they learnt it from their goats , when they were herdsmen in the mountains of Kelat ! There are two different dialects ; that of Lar , which ...
... Persian characters . The pro- nunciation of the Belooches is so uncouth , that the Sindians say they learnt it from their goats , when they were herdsmen in the mountains of Kelat ! There are two different dialects ; that of Lar , which ...
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2d Edition Afghan Ameers animals army arrived Author bank beautiful Belooches Bhawulpoor boards boat Bombay British built camels camp Captain cavalry cloth coloured consists containing cultivated date palms desert Dheean Singh Dictionary dirty dressed elephant eminent Encyclopædia English Engravings European fakir feet high Ferozpoor flowers garden Governor guns hand handsome Heera Singh Hindoo History horses hour houses HOWITT Hyderabad Illustrations India Indus inhabitants J. C. LOUDON Kashmir Khan Lady Lahore London Lord Ellenborough Maharaja Mahometans Mahout Malabar Point manner Meer ment morning mosque natives Natural numerous o'clock officers palace passed Plates post 8vo present princes Rajah regiment river road round Royal ruins Runjeet Singh rupees SAMUEL LAING scarcely sent servants Shere Singh side Sikhs silk Sinde soon square miles Sukkur surrounded Sutlej tamarinds tamarisk tents town TREATISE trees troops vessel Vignette Titles village vols wall Wood Woodcuts
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