The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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Page 95
... Land of Silk , and its capital of Sera , there lay a vast region towards the north of the line of route leading to this far eastern land ( supposed by Ptolemy to be nearly coincident with the parallel of 40 ° ) of which appa- rently he ...
... Land of Silk , and its capital of Sera , there lay a vast region towards the north of the line of route leading to this far eastern land ( supposed by Ptolemy to be nearly coincident with the parallel of 40 ° ) of which appa- rently he ...
Page 107
... [ land of ] seven rivers , " these being the five rivers of the modern Punjab with the addition of the Indus on the one side and of the Saraswati on the other . In the Vedic poems they are severally addressed as Sindhú , the Indus ( the ...
... [ land of ] seven rivers , " these being the five rivers of the modern Punjab with the addition of the Indus on the one side and of the Saraswati on the other . In the Vedic poems they are severally addressed as Sindhú , the Indus ( the ...
Page 108
... land revenue , but cultivating each his own land . Among the Patháns of the trans - Indus districts the tribe and not the village community is in some cases the jointly responsible body . There are 3406 estates of larger proprietors ...
... land revenue , but cultivating each his own land . Among the Patháns of the trans - Indus districts the tribe and not the village community is in some cases the jointly responsible body . There are 3406 estates of larger proprietors ...
Page 110
... land revenue £ 1,220,880 , and minor items £ 384,363 ) goes to the imperial treasury ; £ 1,410,379 is provincial , raised and expended in the province in addition to an imperial grant ; and £ 216,727 is derived from local rates and mis ...
... land revenue £ 1,220,880 , and minor items £ 384,363 ) goes to the imperial treasury ; £ 1,410,379 is provincial , raised and expended in the province in addition to an imperial grant ; and £ 216,727 is derived from local rates and mis ...
Page 119
... land . The Puy de Sancy , forming part of the watershed , gives rise on its northern slope to the Dordogne , and on the east to the Couze , a sub - tributary of the Loire , through the Allier . The Monts Dore are joined to the mountains ...
... land . The Puy de Sancy , forming part of the watershed , gives rise on its northern slope to the Dordogne , and on the east to the Couze , a sub - tributary of the Loire , through the Allier . The Monts Dore are joined to the mountains ...
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