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Indian Cyclopaedia (Statistical and Historical Hand-Book)

1928

The conception of the King as the servant of the State was one of the basic principles of political thought in Ancient India. [...] The chivalry of Europe " says Flora Annie Steel in her book India through the Ages ' " seems strained and artificial besides the stern straight-forward code of honour by which the Rajputs regulated their dealings alike with men and women." The period about the middle of the seventh century to the middle of the twelfth century may be vas t. he chcalled the Rajput period. [...] The year 1193 saw the defeat of Prithviraj the last Hindu Chief of Delhi at the hands c f Mahomed Ghori and the Pathan became the lord of the territory. [...] fixed -their respective head-quarters at Poona the wat of the Pesh-"INDIAN CYCLOIVEDIA] 20 [MAHRATTAS was at Nagpur the capital of BhoSlas at Gwalior the residence of Scindia at Indore the Capital of the Holkar and at Baroda the seat of the rising power of the Gaekwar. [...] This treaty led to the Second Marhatta War as the result of which the Scindia ceded all claims to the territory north of the Jumna and left the blind old emperor Shah Alam under the protection of the British.
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Pages
461
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.143807
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
i-vii P.T. Chandra view
History of India
1-42 P.T. Chandra view
Dictionary of Events
43-53 P.T. Chandra view
Indian Administration
54-106 P.T. Chandra view
Press in India
107-123 P.T. Chandra view
Indian National Congress
124-153 P.T. Chandra view
Feasts and Festivals
154-174 P.T. Chandra view
Indian States
175-208 P.T. Chandra view
Dictionary of General Information
209-326 P.T. Chandra view
Who’s Who
327-406 P.T. Chandra view
Woman’s World
407-454 Dhirajlal Shah view

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