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... Successes of Imperial army 1776. Zábitá and the Sikhs Death of Mir Kásim 105 105 109 109 111 112 113 · 114 • • 115 • 116 117 CHAPTER IV . A.D. 1776-85 . Vigour of Empire under M. Najaf Zábitá rebels again 1777. Emperor takes the field ...
... Successes of Imperial army 1776. Zábitá and the Sikhs Death of Mir Kásim 105 105 109 109 111 112 113 · 114 • • 115 • 116 117 CHAPTER IV . A.D. 1776-85 . Vigour of Empire under M. Najaf Zábitá rebels again 1777. Emperor takes the field ...
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... success in a struggle of giants would certainly both declare and develop them- selves in the person of the victor by the time that struggle was concluded . It is , however , probable that both these causes aided ultimately in the ...
... success in a struggle of giants would certainly both declare and develop them- selves in the person of the victor by the time that struggle was concluded . It is , however , probable that both these causes aided ultimately in the ...
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... moneys of every market , and upon every human heart and conscience ; he might have governed with as much success as his free- thinking and pleasure - seeking predecessors . But he was 18 FALL OF MOGHUL EMPIRE . Character of Aurungzeb •
... moneys of every market , and upon every human heart and conscience ; he might have governed with as much success as his free- thinking and pleasure - seeking predecessors . But he was 18 FALL OF MOGHUL EMPIRE . Character of Aurungzeb •
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... success merely upon personal qualities . The first sign of this precarious tenure of greatness was afforded by the death of the aged Nizám Chin Kulich , Viceroy of the Deccan , which took place immediately after that of the late Emperor ...
... success merely upon personal qualities . The first sign of this precarious tenure of greatness was afforded by the death of the aged Nizám Chin Kulich , Viceroy of the Deccan , which took place immediately after that of the late Emperor ...
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... success , indeed for safety . The gallant Mir Mannu , son of his father's old friend and servant Kamar - uddin , was absent in the Panjáb , engaged on the arduous duty of keeping the Afghans in check . But his brother - in- law , the ...
... success , indeed for safety . The gallant Mir Mannu , son of his father's old friend and servant Kamar - uddin , was absent in the Panjáb , engaged on the arduous duty of keeping the Afghans in check . But his brother - in- law , the ...
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