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... soon led to his being , in his turn , dethroned and slaughtered . The race was now quite worn out . A brief interregnum ensued , during which the all- powerful Saiyids sought to administer the powers of sovereignty behind the screen of ...
... soon led to his being , in his turn , dethroned and slaughtered . The race was now quite worn out . A brief interregnum ensued , during which the all- powerful Saiyids sought to administer the powers of sovereignty behind the screen of ...
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... soon overthrown , their ruin being equally desired by Chin Kulich , the head of the Turkish party , and Saádat Ali , the newly - arrived adventurer from Persia . These noblemen now formed the rival parties of Turán and Irán ; and became ...
... soon overthrown , their ruin being equally desired by Chin Kulich , the head of the Turkish party , and Saádat Ali , the newly - arrived adventurer from Persia . These noblemen now formed the rival parties of Turán and Irán ; and became ...
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... soon after the Khán Daurán . Death continuing to favour him , his only remaining rival , the Mahratta Peshwa , Báji Rao , passed away in 1740 , on the eve of a projected invasion of Hindustan . In 1745 the Province of Rohelkhand became ...
... soon after the Khán Daurán . Death continuing to favour him , his only remaining rival , the Mahratta Peshwa , Báji Rao , passed away in 1740 , on the eve of a projected invasion of Hindustan . In 1745 the Province of Rohelkhand became ...
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... of the Kumaon * Called above , more correctly , “ Rohelkhand . " The present name will be used as more familiar to English readers . mountains , where famine and fever would soon have completed 28 FALL OF MOGHUL EMPIRE .
... of the Kumaon * Called above , more correctly , “ Rohelkhand . " The present name will be used as more familiar to English readers . mountains , where famine and fever would soon have completed 28 FALL OF MOGHUL EMPIRE .
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Henry George Keene. mountains , where famine and fever would soon have completed their subjugation , but for the sudden re- appearance in the north - west of their Afghan kindred under Ahmad Khán the Abdáli . The Mahrattas were allowed ...
Henry George Keene. mountains , where famine and fever would soon have completed their subjugation , but for the sudden re- appearance in the north - west of their Afghan kindred under Ahmad Khán the Abdáli . The Mahrattas were allowed ...
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Abdáli Afghan Afrásyáb Agra Ahmad Allahabad army artillery attack Aurangzeb authority battalions battle Begam Bengal Bhao Bhartpur Bihár Boigne British Calcutta Calcutta Gazette camp campaign chief command Crown 8vo death Deccan Dehli Doáb Emperor Empire enemy English European favour force Francklin French Ghausgarh Gházi Gházi-ud-din Gholám Kádir Gohad Government Gwalior Hindu Hindustan Holkar horse Imperial India infantry Ismail Beg Jaipur Jamna Játs Jodhpur joined Kuli Khán lakhs late latter leader Lucknow Mádhoji Sindhia Mahrattas Majad-ud-daulah marched Meerut minister Mir Mannu Mirza Najaf Khán Moghul Moghul Empire Mohamad Beg Mohamadan Mohammad Musalman Najaf Kuli Najib native Nawab Nizám officers once palace Pánipat Patel Pathans Persian Peshwa plunder present prince provinces Rájput Rána retired Rohilkand Rohillas rupees Safdar Jang Sardhana sent Shah Shah Alam Shujäá Shujäá-ud-daulah Sikhs Singh soon Sumroo Suraj territory throne tion troops Vazir Viceroy of Audh Vide sup Zábita Khán
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