. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . THE ILLUSTRATED INDIAN EMPIRE. 81 subjected; since all who had dipped their hands in the same dish with him would havelost caste throughout India; and, consequently, if the worst should happen in respect todiscovering the imposture, their silence and co-operation were effectually secured. Theascendancy thus gained by the ambitious intriguant
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . THE ILLUSTRATED INDIAN EMPIRE. 81 subjected; since all who had dipped their hands in the same dish with him would havelost caste throughout India; and, consequently, if the worst should happen in respect todiscovering the imposture, their silence and co-operation were effectually secured. Theascendancy thus gained by the ambitious intriguant at length became irksome to thenobles; but the times were not favourable for resistance to her authority; and thefortunate descendant of the most degraded and despised race among the populations ofthe East, remained in tranquil possession of the high rank to which he had beenelevated by his ambitious patroness, and in due time became the undisturbed rajah ofJeypoor. HINDOO TEMPLE AT CHANDGOAN. The temple represented in the accompanying engraving, is situated in the obscure andotherwise uninteresting village of Chandgoan, in the south-eastern quarter of theJeypoor territory, and near the direct route from Agra to Kotah, and other places inCentral I
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