India Through the Ages

Part 2 — CHAPTER III

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THE ANCIENT AGE THE VEDIC TIMES THE DAYS OF THE EPICS THE MARVELLOUS MILLENNIUM THE SESU-NÂGA (and Other) KINGS THE ANABASIS THE GREAT MAURYAS THE OUTLYING PROVINCES THE BACTRIAN CAMEL AND THE INDIAN BULL THE GREAT GÛPTA EMPIRE THE WHITE HUNS AND GOOD KING HARSHA CHAOS

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CAMPAIGNS OF THE CRESCENT

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CAMPAIGNS OF THE CRESCENT

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THE RAJPUT RESISTANCE THE SLAVE KINGS THE TARTAR DYNASTIES THE INVASION OF TIMUR DEVASTATED INDIA THE GREAT MOGHULS THE GREAT MOGHULS THE GREAT MOGHULS THE HOUSE OF SÛR THE WANDERINGS OF A KING AKBAR THE GREAT JAHÂNGIR AND NURJAHÂN SHÂHJAHÂN AURUNGZEBE

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INDIA IN THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THE RISE OF THE MAHRATTA POWER THE INVASION OF NÂDIR THE GAME OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS ROBERT CLIVE ROBERT CLIVE HYDER-ALI ET ALIA WARREN HASTINGS ADMINISTRATIONS AND IMPEACHMENTS THE BOARD OF CONTROL THE EXTINCTION OF MONOPOLY FREEDOM AND FRONTIERS MANNERS, MORALS, AND MISSIONARIES THE GREAT MUTINY INDEX

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The Râjput resistance--Râjputs born soldiers--Prithvi-Râj--Story of his marriage with Princess Sunyogata of Kanaûj--His victory over Mahomed Ghori--The latter's disgust--His final attempt at revenge--Princess Sunyogata's reply--The fatal field of Pâniput--Râjputs overthrown--Kutb-din the slave left viceroy of India--Mahomed Ghori's death.

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