Works, Volume 38Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... reign of Ch'eng Wang ] 1 . As Yue - shang - shi signifies " a people with long training robes " ( like those of the Assyrian monuments ) , and as the tadpole form ascribed to the characters is suggestive of the cuneiform writing ; as ...
... reign of Ch'eng Wang ] 1 . As Yue - shang - shi signifies " a people with long training robes " ( like those of the Assyrian monuments ) , and as the tadpole form ascribed to the characters is suggestive of the cuneiform writing ; as ...
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... reign , which corresponds with 1409 of our era . The Bengal king reigning at that time appears to have been Shihab- ad - din Bayazid Shah , who only came to the throne in that year . A former king , Ghiyas - ad - din , who reigned from ...
... reign , which corresponds with 1409 of our era . The Bengal king reigning at that time appears to have been Shihab- ad - din Bayazid Shah , who only came to the throne in that year . A former king , Ghiyas - ad - din , who reigned from ...
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... reign of Naoshirwan , the celebrated son of Kobád , an embassy came to the Persian court from the Emperor of China , bringing splendid presents . Among these are mentioned a panther formed of pearls with eyes of rubies ; a silk robe of ...
... reign of Naoshirwan , the celebrated son of Kobád , an embassy came to the Persian court from the Emperor of China , bringing splendid presents . Among these are mentioned a panther formed of pearls with eyes of rubies ; a silk robe of ...
Contents
Dedication and Preface | 1 |
late and then in the forms Thin Thinae Sinae | 8 |
the indication of the Chinese empire from the landward Inferior | 13 |
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