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TITLE: The History of Hindostan
SUB-TITLE: From the Earliest Account of Time, to The Death Of Akbar; Translated From The Persian of Mahummud Casim Ferishta Of Delhi: Together With A Dissertation Concerning the Religion and Philosophy of the Brahmins; With An Appendix, Containing the History of the Mogul Empire, from its Decline in the Reign of Mahummud Shaw, to the present Times.
VOLUME: 1
AUTHOR: Alexander Dow
PUBLISHER: T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1768
BINDING: Original leather bound, gilted spine and raised bands
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xxvi + 364 pages including single folded b & w map
SIZE:
Height: 27.5 cm
Width: 22 cm
Depth: 4 cm
This book is a dissertation concerning the customs, manners, language, religion and philosophy of the Hindoos.
TITLE: The History of Hindostan
SUB-TITLE: From the Earliest Account Of Time, to The Death Of Akbar; translated From The Persian of Mahummud Casim Ferishta Of Delhi: Together With A Dissertation Concerning the Religion and Philosophy of the Brahmins; With An Appendix, Containing the History of the Mogul Empire, from its Decline in the Reign of Mahummud Shaw, to the present Times.
VOLUME: 2
AUTHOR: Alexander Dow
PUBLISHER: T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1768
BINDING: Original leather bound, gilted spine and raised bands
NO.OF PAGES: pp. viii + 298 pages including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece
SIZE:
Height: 26.5cm
Width: 22 cm
Depth: 4 cm
This book is a history of Hindoostan from the invasions of Tamerlane, to the final conquest of that country by Sultan Baber; being a period of 130 years.
From the earliest account of the time to the death of Akbar.
A Scot, who early traveled to India as a common sailor, acquiring a position of secretary to the governor and through the patronage of officials of the East India Company. He then served as an ensign in the Bengal Infantry, rapidly rising through the ranks to Captain. This work received great contemporary success.
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