The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 56
... rajah . " " In this form the traveller is passed through the country ; and if he only passes , he is not suffered to be at any ex- pense for food , accommodation , or carriage for his merchan- dise or baggage ; but it is otherwise if he ...
... rajah . " " In this form the traveller is passed through the country ; and if he only passes , he is not suffered to be at any ex- pense for food , accommodation , or carriage for his merchan- dise or baggage ; but it is otherwise if he ...
Page 59
... Rajah Cheit Sing's house ; that the head of this house should be in perpetuity governours of the citadel of Agra , and anoint the king at his coronation ; and that the emperours should never impose the jessera ( or poll - tax ) upon the ...
... Rajah Cheit Sing's house ; that the head of this house should be in perpetuity governours of the citadel of Agra , and anoint the king at his coronation ; and that the emperours should never impose the jessera ( or poll - tax ) upon the ...
Page 60
... Rajah Cheit Sing . These cir- cumstances mark , that Tamerlane , however he may be indi- cated by the odious names of Tartar and conquerour , was no barbarian ; —that the people , who submitted to him , did not submit with the abject ...
... Rajah Cheit Sing . These cir- cumstances mark , that Tamerlane , however he may be indi- cated by the odious names of Tartar and conquerour , was no barbarian ; —that the people , who submitted to him , did not submit with the abject ...
Page 67
... rajah Dowla's government could possess , was the security of an army . But the great aim of this prince , and his prede- cessor , was to supply the weakness of his government by the strength of his purse ; he therefore amassed treasures ...
... rajah Dowla's government could possess , was the security of an army . But the great aim of this prince , and his prede- cessor , was to supply the weakness of his government by the strength of his purse ; he therefore amassed treasures ...
Page 93
... Rajah Nundcomar : this man was ac- counted the highest of his cast , and held the same rank among the Gentûs , that Mahomed Reza Cawn obtained among the Mahomedans . The prince on the throne had no jealousy of Nundcomar , because he ...
... Rajah Nundcomar : this man was ac- counted the highest of his cast , and held the same rank among the Gentûs , that Mahomed Reza Cawn obtained among the Mahomedans . The prince on the throne had no jealousy of Nundcomar , because he ...
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