Ancient accounts of India and China
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Ancient accounts of India and China
Asian Educational Services, 1995
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Silsilat al-tawārīkh
Ancient accounts of India and China in the 9th century
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for Sam. Harding, 1733
Translation of Silsilat al-tawārīkh
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Includes index
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Description
This book recounts the sights encountered by the author while a seaman with the East India Company. He started his voyage in 1812 and ended in about 1814-15. As with all travelogues it too describes the customs, monuments, local life, commercial prospects, festivals, etc - of the places visited. This book is a reprint of the 1931 edition and is selected and edited along with a biographical sketch of the author by H.G. Rawlinson.
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