. 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 . in its design, and differs widely from theusual features of Mogul architecture. It forms a perfect square, the basement storey con-taining nothing worthy of note excepting its outer colonnade, the four passages leading fromthe four gateways, and the dim vault in which the remains of Akber, enclosed in a marblesarcophagus, repose. A lamp, bur
. 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 . in its design, and differs widely from theusual features of Mogul architecture. It forms a perfect square, the basement storey con-taining nothing worthy of note excepting its outer colonnade, the four passages leading fromthe four gateways, and the dim vault in which the remains of Akber, enclosed in a marblesarcophagus, repose. A lamp, burning on the tomb, is daily fed by the pious care of a icwpoor brethren of the Mohammedan priesthood, who also strew fresh-gathered flowers overthe unconscious dead—a custom prevalent in every part of Hiudoostan. Above thisstorey there is a second, a third, and a fourth, each forming a distinct range, risingdirectly over the tomb, and each containing a marble sarcophagus : the rooms in eachrange are small, and can only be entered from the marble verandahs of the of stairs lead from the entrances below to the first platform, the building beingsomewhat iw the form of a pyramid with the apex cut off. This storey consists of four ?3.
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