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... enemy . The enemy helpfully developed problems of its own : always less than fervent , a disparate assortment of Uzbeks and Turks subordinated patriotism to plunder ; finding small loot , many wanted to go home - Turks had even gone so ...
... enemy . The enemy helpfully developed problems of its own : always less than fervent , a disparate assortment of Uzbeks and Turks subordinated patriotism to plunder ; finding small loot , many wanted to go home - Turks had even gone so ...
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... enemy was not Shuja , who had obligingly accepted a status quo . As for Murad , he could not alone have commanded ... enemies . One arch foe happened to be among the provincial officers convoked by Murad ; his name , Qutb - ud - din Khan ...
... enemy was not Shuja , who had obligingly accepted a status quo . As for Murad , he could not alone have commanded ... enemies . One arch foe happened to be among the provincial officers convoked by Murad ; his name , Qutb - ud - din Khan ...
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... enemy " appeared afar off after three days , " en- camping on the opposite bank for a spell . Then a spate of nervous waiting culminated in the impossible : Aurangzeb had already outmaneuvered Dara by crossing the Chambal at a place ...
... enemy " appeared afar off after three days , " en- camping on the opposite bank for a spell . Then a spate of nervous waiting culminated in the impossible : Aurangzeb had already outmaneuvered Dara by crossing the Chambal at a place ...
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Cockcrow in Rajputana | 20 |
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