Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants; and Its Productive CapabilitiesLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - 402 стор. |
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... supplied . effected . General Review . - Sindh Value of Currency - ― --- Countries of Change to be Weights and Measures of ― 260 CHAPTER XV . First Connection of British with Sindh . — Immunities granted - - Com- - Mr. by Ghúllam Shah ...
... supplied . effected . General Review . - Sindh Value of Currency - ― --- Countries of Change to be Weights and Measures of ― 260 CHAPTER XV . First Connection of British with Sindh . — Immunities granted - - Com- - Mr. by Ghúllam Shah ...
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... supplying from wells the only water capable of being used by our troops or the inhabitants of the town . Tattah , once the capital of the Delta , was formerly a place of great renown for its trade and manu- factures , but its glory has ...
... supplying from wells the only water capable of being used by our troops or the inhabitants of the town . Tattah , once the capital of the Delta , was formerly a place of great renown for its trade and manu- factures , but its glory has ...
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... supplied with these professional danseuses . No entertainment is complete without an ex- hibition of this kind , the monotony of which is somewhat questionably broken by the ladies im- bibing largely , during the performance , of ...
... supplied with these professional danseuses . No entertainment is complete without an ex- hibition of this kind , the monotony of which is somewhat questionably broken by the ladies im- bibing largely , during the performance , of ...
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... supplied only with those ne- cessaries of life which the earth almost spon- taneously produces , but if cultivated would bring forth to any extent . The character of the inhabitants of Sindh , resulting from their degraded condition ...
... supplied only with those ne- cessaries of life which the earth almost spon- taneously produces , but if cultivated would bring forth to any extent . The character of the inhabitants of Sindh , resulting from their degraded condition ...
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... supplied . It would perhaps be impossible to find a coun- try possessing greater productive capabilities than Sindh ; yet , from the conquest of this province some thousand years since to the present time , its resources appear to have ...
... supplied . It would perhaps be impossible to find a coun- try possessing greater productive capabilities than Sindh ; yet , from the conquest of this province some thousand years since to the present time , its resources appear to have ...
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advantages Affghan Amirs of Sindh appear arms banks Bhawulpúr Bijar Bilúchis Bilúchistan boats Bombay branch British government camel Candahar capital Central Asia character chiefs classes commercial considered cotton court crops cultivated Cutch Delta desert districts durbar extent fertility feudatories former Futteh Allí Khan Ghúlam Shah government of Sindh grain Guzírat Hindú history of Sindh Hyderabad importance India induced inhabitants inundation jahgirs jungle Jutts Juwari Kaloras Karrachi Khyrpúr Kilat labour land latter Lower Sindh Mahommedan manufactured Marwar matchlock means ment merchant Mian miles military Moslems mountains Múltan Múrad Nadir Shah Nasir Khan native navigation neighbouring Nubi Khan Núr Mahomed occasions particularly peculiar period Persian portion possessed princes principal produce Punjaub purposes revenue river Indus rude rulers rupees season Sehwun Seyuds Shikargahs Shikarpúr Sindhian soil stream Sukkur supplied Talpúr Tattah territories tion town tracts trade tribes troops Ubdúl Nubi Upper Sindh whilst whole Zamindars
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