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... dead of plague . Others have left similar though less graphic accounts of the disaster . Even the emperor's official Mogul scribe can- didly admitted : " Life was offered for a loaf , but none would buy ; rank was to be sold for a cake ...
... dead of plague . Others have left similar though less graphic accounts of the disaster . Even the emperor's official Mogul scribe can- didly admitted : " Life was offered for a loaf , but none would buy ; rank was to be sold for a cake ...
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... dead or not , and it had been very rash of Murad to loot Surat and crown himself publicly . But Murad needed no convincing : the emperor was certainly dead , letters from their agents at court rang false , any news leaking through from ...
... dead or not , and it had been very rash of Murad to loot Surat and crown himself publicly . But Murad needed no convincing : the emperor was certainly dead , letters from their agents at court rang false , any news leaking through from ...
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... dead at his door . Thus the news began to spread that Dara had lost the battle , and the confusion was increased by Dara's own arrival . The curiosity of everyone was aroused to know how defeat had hap- pened , and men asked each ...
... dead at his door . Thus the news began to spread that Dara had lost the battle , and the confusion was increased by Dara's own arrival . The curiosity of everyone was aroused to know how defeat had hap- pened , and men asked each ...
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A Note on Dates and Names | 9 |
Cockcrow in Rajputana | 20 |
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