The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period, Volume 3Trübner and Company, 1871 - India |
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... JAINISM ; or , The Early Faith of Asoka . With Illustrations of the Ancient Religions of the East , from the Pantheon of the Indo - Scythians . To which is added a Notice on Bactrian Coins and Indian Dates . By EDWARD THOMAS , F.R.S. ...
... JAINISM ; or , The Early Faith of Asoka . With Illustrations of the Ancient Religions of the East , from the Pantheon of the Indo - Scythians . To which is added a Notice on Bactrian Coins and Indian Dates . By EDWARD THOMAS , F.R.S. ...
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