Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants; and Its Productive CapabilitiesLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - 402 páginas |
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Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants ... Thomas Postans Visualização integral - 1843 |
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Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants ... Thomas Postans Visualização integral - 1843 |
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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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