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... chief peak , is estimated to be near 5,000 feet above the level of the sea ; the plateau of Ajmir itself is some 8,000 feet lower . The country at large is , probably , the upheaved basin of an exhausted sea which once rendered the ...
... chief peak , is estimated to be near 5,000 feet above the level of the sea ; the plateau of Ajmir itself is some 8,000 feet lower . The country at large is , probably , the upheaved basin of an exhausted sea which once rendered the ...
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... chief population of the towns ; some of the money - dealers were very rich , and 36 per cent . per annum was not perhaps an extreme rate of interest . There were no silver or gold mines , external commerce hardly existed , and the money ...
... chief population of the towns ; some of the money - dealers were very rich , and 36 per cent . per annum was not perhaps an extreme rate of interest . There were no silver or gold mines , external commerce hardly existed , and the money ...
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... chief , the Mahárájah Ajit Sing , the usual tribute , and the hand of his daughter for the Emperor , who , like some of his predecessors , was anxious to marry a Hindu princess . But the levity and irresolution of the Emperor soon led ...
... chief , the Mahárájah Ajit Sing , the usual tribute , and the hand of his daughter for the Emperor , who , like some of his predecessors , was anxious to marry a Hindu princess . But the levity and irresolution of the Emperor soon led ...
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... chief of the courtiers who had been wont to break their jests upon the old - fashioned manners of the veteran . Thus straitened , the Nizám , for by that title Chin Kulich was now beginning to be known , took counsel with Saádat , the ...
... chief of the courtiers who had been wont to break their jests upon the old - fashioned manners of the veteran . Thus straitened , the Nizám , for by that title Chin Kulich was now beginning to be known , took counsel with Saádat , the ...
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... chief glory was acquired by his gallant son Mannu , or Moin - ul - din . The Vazir did not live to share the triumph of his son , who defeated the enemy , and forced him to retire . The Vazir Kamr - ul - din died on the 11th , just ...
... chief glory was acquired by his gallant son Mannu , or Moin - ul - din . The Vazir did not live to share the triumph of his son , who defeated the enemy , and forced him to retire . The Vazir Kamr - ul - din died on the 11th , just ...
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