Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 9; Volume 24D. Appleton & Company, 1885 |
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... British Government , after the conquest of the country in the Anglo - Afghan war of 1878-79 , and the abdication of his predecessor , Yakub Khan . The extent and population of Afghan- istan can not be determined even by estimates , as ...
... British Government , after the conquest of the country in the Anglo - Afghan war of 1878-79 , and the abdication of his predecessor , Yakub Khan . The extent and population of Afghan- istan can not be determined even by estimates , as ...
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... British agreed to pay their ally a subsidy of a lac of rupees ( nearly $ 50,000 ) a month , out of the Indian exchequer . When the British placed Abdurrahman in authority in 1880 , they concluded a defensive alliance with him of the ...
... British agreed to pay their ally a subsidy of a lac of rupees ( nearly $ 50,000 ) a month , out of the Indian exchequer . When the British placed Abdurrahman in authority in 1880 , they concluded a defensive alliance with him of the ...
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... British Action . This latest advance of Russia roused the British Government to unwonted activity . First , an armed exploring expedition under Col. Stewart was sent into Baluchistan , in order to assert more effectually British au ...
... British Action . This latest advance of Russia roused the British Government to unwonted activity . First , an armed exploring expedition under Col. Stewart was sent into Baluchistan , in order to assert more effectually British au ...
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... British power . Shah Jehan sent a message offering his submission , but it was only a ruse to gain time ; for Sir R. Sandeman's messenger bringing the required assurances was insulted and barely escaped with his life . The tribes of the ...
... British power . Shah Jehan sent a message offering his submission , but it was only a ruse to gain time ; for Sir R. Sandeman's messenger bringing the required assurances was insulted and barely escaped with his life . The tribes of the ...
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... British , 7 ; Uruguayan , 3 ; Italian , 2 ; others , 5 . Railways . At the end of 1883 there were 2,950 kilometres of railway in operation , and 2,567 in process of building . * " The locomotive- whistle was heard for the first time in ...
... British , 7 ; Uruguayan , 3 ; Italian , 2 ; others , 5 . Railways . At the end of 1883 there were 2,950 kilometres of railway in operation , and 2,567 in process of building . * " The locomotive- whistle was heard for the first time in ...
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