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... retirement from Dehli - Movements of the Mahrattas - Invasion of Nadir Shah - Ahmad Khán repulsed by the Moghuls . GUIDED by his mother , a person of sense and spirit , the young Emperor began his reign by forming a party of Moghul ...
... retirement from Dehli - Movements of the Mahrattas - Invasion of Nadir Shah - Ahmad Khán repulsed by the Moghuls . GUIDED by his mother , a person of sense and spirit , the young Emperor began his reign by forming a party of Moghul ...
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... retired to their own country , with plunder that has been estimated at eighty millions sterling , and included the famous Peacock Throne . The Nizam was undoubtedly the gainer by these tragic events . In addition to being Viceroy of the ...
... retired to their own country , with plunder that has been estimated at eighty millions sterling , and included the famous Peacock Throne . The Nizam was undoubtedly the gainer by these tragic events . In addition to being Viceroy of the ...
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... retire . The Vazir Kamr - ul - din died on the 11th , just before the retreat of the Afghans . A round shot killed him as he was praying in his tent ; and the news of the death of this old and constant servant , who had been Mohammad's ...
... retire . The Vazir Kamr - ul - din died on the 11th , just before the retreat of the Afghans . A round shot killed him as he was praying in his tent ; and the news of the death of this old and constant servant , who had been Mohammad's ...
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... retired to his own country , and the hands of the conqueror Gházi fell heavily upon the unfortunate Játs . The Khán Khánán and the Emperor now began to think that things had gone far enough ; and the former , who was acquainted with his ...
... retired to his own country , and the hands of the conqueror Gházi fell heavily upon the unfortunate Játs . The Khán Khánán and the Emperor now began to think that things had gone far enough ; and the former , who was acquainted with his ...
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... retired to his own residence , which he fortified , and the remaining adherents of the Emperor opened the gates and made terms with the Captain - General . The latter then invested himself with the official robes of the Vazirate ( 5th ...
... retired to his own residence , which he fortified , and the remaining adherents of the Emperor opened the gates and made terms with the Captain - General . The latter then invested himself with the official robes of the Vazirate ( 5th ...
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