History of the Panjab Hill States, Volume 1Including Kulu, Lahul, Spiti, Jammu And Other Areas Of Present Himachal Pradesh And Southern Jammu & Kashmir. |
Contents
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| 58 | |
CHAPTER IV | 99 |
Bhadu State | 151 |
CHAPTER V | 199 |
CHAPTER VI | 213 |
Extracts from the Treaty between | 266 |
CHAPTER VII | 268 |
The following Chapters and Appendices form Volume II | 287 |
Extracts from Treaties Engagements | 313 |
under Sikh Rule | 329 |
CHAPTER XI | 340 |
Amirs Mansabdars and Ahadis | 366 |
APPENDIX I | 231 |
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Page 129 - Some historians state that Firoz on this occasion broke the idols of Nagarkot and mixing the fragments with pieces of cow's flesh filled bags with them, and caused them to be tied round the necks of Brahmans, who were then paraded through the camp. It is said also that he sent the image of Nowshaba to Mecca to be thrown on the road, that it might be trodden under foot by the pilgrims, and that he also remitted the sum of 100,000 tankas to be distributed among the devotees and servants of the temple.
Page 178 - Kalour, is a strong hold on an eminence, called the Kote Kangrah, the reduction of which detained Acbar, who commanded the expedition in person, a whole year, according to the tradition of this quarter. To reward one of his officers who had signalized himself in this service, he bestowed on him the captured fort, with a considerable space of adjacent territory. The descendants of this chief, who are of the Sheah's sect of Mahometans, continued in the possession until the present period, •when the...
Page 105 - ... accession of Sangrama Sahi in AD 1480 down to the end of the dynasty. The earlier chronology is of comparatively little interest, as the aggrandizement of the family was due to Sangrama Sahi, who is said to have left 52 districts to his son, of which he had received only three or four from his father.* The original seat of the family is said to have been at Garha, near Jabalpur, and the tenth Raja Gopala is said to have built Gopalpur to the west of Garha. But these statements are certainly untrue,...
Page 151 - Mu, a pargana under the authority of Basu. At this time Basu was' at Court, but his son had at the first come forward and accompanied the army. He was now told that he ought to seize the opportunity for sending a suitable offering in acknowledgment of the country having been graciously confirmed to him. The son of Basu sent two vakils to invite the Sakhshi to his home, a fort on the top of a hill, to receive the tribute.
Page 185 - Each party plundered the districts held by the other to weaken his adversaries' resources. The people, harassed and bewildered, fled to the neighbouring kingdoms, some to Chamba, some to the plains of the Jullundur Doab. Other hill chieftains, incited by Sansar-Chand's former oppressions, made inroads with impunity and aggravated the general disorder. For three years this state of anarchy continued. In the fertile valleys of Kangra not a blade of cultivation was to be seen, grass grew up in the towns...
Page 116 - Punjab; but notwithstanding a long siege, he also failed in taking it. To be successful in such a great and difficult task was beyond all expectation ; but Providence has destined a time for all works, at which they must be accomplished ; and hence it was that the Emperor, notwithstanding all his efforts could not obtain possession.
Page 43 - The soil is fit for sowing and reaping, but there are few flowers or fruits. The air is soft and agreeable; there is very little ice or snow. The people have no refinement ; the men are hard and rough in their disposition, and are much given to deceit. They do not believe in the religion of Buddha.
Page 119 - Bheem was built by a prince of the same name, on the top of a steep mountain, where the Hindoos, on account of its strength, had deposited the wealth consecrated to their idols by all the neighbouring kingdoms ; so that in this fort there is supposed to have been a greater quantity of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls, than was ever collected in the royal treasury of any prince on earth.
Page 16 - EUTHYMIUS* was a monk who lived at Constantinople in the latter part of the eleventh and the beginning of the twelfth century. He wrote a work entitled Panoplia, against all heretics ; Commentaries upon the Psalms, and upon the gospels, collected chiefly out of Chrysostom and other ancient writers ; and also some other books. His works are not yet...
Page 185 - Time is computed with reference to that period and every misfortune is justly or unjustly ascribed to that prolific source of misery and distress. The Gurkhas prepared to establish their success. Certain portions of the country were subdued and held by them. Other portions including the fort of Kangra and the principal strongholds remained in the hands of the Katoches. Each party plundered the districts held by the other to weaken his adversary's resources. The people, harassed and bewildered, fled...
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| Title | History of the Panjab Hill States, Volume 1 History of the Panjab Hill States, Jean Philippe Vogel |
| Authors | John Hutchison, Jean Philippe Vogel |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1994 |
| ISBN | 8120609425, 9788120609426 |
| Length | 1101 pages |
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