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Proud, J., master of the London . Sc., 3 Pseudostomon, mouth of the Ganges .. 14 Ptolemy, list of the Ganges mouth by, 14, 33 ; identification of places mentioned by,
34, 35, 37-43, 235 n. Puyidravarddhana, identification of .. .. 41 l'unjab, polyandry in the .. .. .. 147 Puranas, the story of the Ganges in, 8-10,
13, 65, 66, 66, 72; conception of the world in, 118; as sources of Geography of Ancient India, 123 ; Uttara-Kuru in, 160 ; Kailasa in, 163 ; Sumeru in, 164, 165 ; early, home of the Aryans in, 181, 182, 191, 192; the Brahma.. vaivartta Purana, on the PadmAvati, 66; the Brihad-Dharma Purdşa, on the course of the Canges, 66, 68, 69; the Markandeya Purdya, on the shape of India, 65; the Matsya Purdna, on the Ganges, 68, 69; the Padma Purdina on the North home lands of the Aryans, 101 ; Upa-Puráņas, Ganges legend in the 9, 12; Vayupurdņa, the, Jambudvipe in; 160, the Vedas in .. .. .. .. 167
.. Puri, sanctity of .. .. .. .. .. purushdrtha, signification of ..... .. Purvasthali, identification of .. .. .. 42 Půshan, invocation of .. .. .. python, the, in Nicobarese folk tales .. 262, 263
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Rajaram, revived the Rajmandal, 150, 156:
change of capital by, 157, ? cause of the
failure of .. .. .. .. .. 301 Rajasekhara, author of the, Karpuramanjari, 80, 89 Rajasthan. See Annals and Antiquities of. Rajmandal, council of State, 131; revived, 150, 151 Rajputs, the, Tod's monograph on .. .. 246 Ramdyana, earliest epic containing the Ganges
legend, 8, 9, 10, 12 66, 70, 72 ; geography of Ancient India in the, 122 ; Geography
of the Northern regions in the .. .. 182 Ranade, Rise of the Maratha Power by, 57:
references to Shivaji's administrative system
by .. .. .. .. .. 134, 199, 257 Rangpur, birthplace of Hir. H.R., 1, 3, 25, 28, 29, 31 Ranjha. See The Story of Hir and Ranjha. Rapti, river, identification of .. .. .. 162 Rasktala, in the Ganges legend, 8, 9, 12, 14 Rdshrandhavamsa Mahdkdvya of Rudrakavi,
edited by Embar Kțishnamacharya (Book
notice) .. .. .. .. .. .. 179 R&tri. See Kuçika. raw, unshrunk .. .. .. .. Sc., 11 Razdan, P. Båsker, hermit, translator of La
leshwari's Sayings, 306; a descendant of, 302 reeds, in Lower Mesopotamia, 290; use of, 292,
294, 296 reptiles, of Lower Mesopotamia .. .. 291 rest days, in Nicobarese folk-tales .. .. 284 Revdanda, attempt by the Portuguese to
build a fort at, 103, n.; siege of, 283, n. See
Chaul. Revington, Mr., taken prisoner by Shivaji .. 316 Reynardson, Thos., E. I. Co.'s servant, at
Achin .. .. .. .Sc., 4, o Rig Veda, the women poets of the, 113-117 Rig Veda, the, on the Ganges, 13, 71 ; as evi
donce on the home lands of the Aryans, 183, 191 Rigveda Samhita, the, tribes and rivers in 120 Rishis, the Seven .. .. .. 183, 184 Rish Nama, the discourses of Laleshwari .. 309 rivers, in the Rig-veda Samhita, 120 ; land of
the five, 181, 183, 188, 191; land of the seven, 185 riwdq, meaning of Romaca, w. of Bhavayavya, poetess in the
Rig Veda .. .. .. .. .. 116 Rose, J., E. I. Co.'s servant at Achin, Se. 4;
or Bose (1), died .... .. Sc. Rubátyat, the, of Omar Khayyam .. .. 138 Rudra Himalaya, source of the Ganges in, 11, 12, 14 Rudrakavi, composer of the Rashtrandha .
. . . 179 Rudra-Prayaga, sanctity of .. .. .. 11 Rudrapura, ancient name of .. . 36 n.
Qasim Beg, Hakiin to Burhân Nizam Shah I.,
25-27; minister under Husain Nizâm Shah I., 73, 76, 77, 80.; ambassador, 101 ; imprisoned, 102, n.; councillor, 141-143 :
retires, 196; death of, 196 207 n.: downfall of, 328 Quran, the. See Koran. Quwata'l Islam, mosque, Delhi, date of .. 62
Radhe, ancient name of, 33, 34; position of, 35,
41, 43 home of the Gangrides ... 41, 42 Radhanpur inscription of Govinda III. .. 139 ra-foh, spathe of betelnut .. .. 280 n Raghu, co., identification of .. .. .. 191 Rai, anolont name of .. .. .. .. 101 Raichur, sieges of, etc., 25, 29, 78, 143 Rai Prithors, of Delhi, rape of the princess
Kenanby .. . Rairi Bulhar, the .. Rajakumar, son of Kyanvittha .. .. 60
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