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... Imperial force under Mirza Najaf Khan • PAGE 93 95 ˇ 95 • ˇ 30 96 Flight of Zábitá Treaty with Rohillas 97 • 98 • Zábitá regains office Mahrattas attack Dehli 1773. Desperation of Mirza Najaf Mahrattas attack Rohilkand Opposed by ...
... Imperial force under Mirza Najaf Khan • PAGE 93 95 ˇ 95 • ˇ 30 96 Flight of Zábitá Treaty with Rohillas 97 • 98 • Zábitá regains office Mahrattas attack Dehli 1773. Desperation of Mirza Najaf Mahrattas attack Rohilkand Opposed by ...
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... Imperial camp ; so that as Urdu - i - muáli ( High or Supreme Camp ) came to be a synonym for new Dehli after Shahjahán had made it his permanent capital , so Urdu - ki - zabán meant the lingua franca spoken at Dehli . It was the common ...
... Imperial camp ; so that as Urdu - i - muáli ( High or Supreme Camp ) came to be a synonym for new Dehli after Shahjahán had made it his permanent capital , so Urdu - ki - zabán meant the lingua franca spoken at Dehli . It was the common ...
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... Imperial resi- * Quasi , “ Intermediate area . " + This building is assigned to Salim , son of Sher Shah , the Afghan interrex of Humayun , A.D. 1546. Others suppose it to be of the time of Jahangir . In any case it is much the rest of ...
... Imperial resi- * Quasi , “ Intermediate area . " + This building is assigned to Salim , son of Sher Shah , the Afghan interrex of Humayun , A.D. 1546. Others suppose it to be of the time of Jahangir . In any case it is much the rest of ...
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... Imperial dignity the title of MOHAMMAD SHAH , and is memorable as the last Indian emperor that ever sat upon the peacock throne of Shah Jahán . The events mentioned in the preceding brief sum- mary , though they do not comprehend the ...
... Imperial dignity the title of MOHAMMAD SHAH , and is memorable as the last Indian emperor that ever sat upon the peacock throne of Shah Jahán . The events mentioned in the preceding brief sum- mary , though they do not comprehend the ...
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... Imperial Govern- ment to these rebellious brigands . This was a galling situation for an ancient noble- man , trained in the traditions of the mighty Aurang- zeb . The old man was now between two fires . If he went on to his own capital ...
... Imperial Govern- ment to these rebellious brigands . This was a galling situation for an ancient noble- man , trained in the traditions of the mighty Aurang- zeb . The old man was now between two fires . If he went on to his own capital ...
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