History of India . e, 4Vindhya, a mountain range, 151Virgin, the Blessed, picture of, in Jahan-girs palace, 66,183Vishnu, temple of, at Benares, 145Visiapur, a corrupt spelling of Bi-japur, 158 W Weighing of the Moghul emperor, acustom, 44, 76-76, 104, 136-137 Wicquefort, Abraham de, translated Man-delslos Journal into French, 98 Widows, burning of, 17Allowed to remarry, 17 Wine-drinking, 69, 62, 67, 73-75, 79, 84,95 Yusufzais, an Afghan tribe, 48 Zamindar, land-holder, 218Zoroastrians (fire-worshippers), at Ak-bars court, 36. Skirf^ «*.iiaWfc*«t ?si&.^S*-- The Taj Mahal at Agra The Taj
History of India . e, 4Vindhya, a mountain range, 151Virgin, the Blessed, picture of, in Jahan-girs palace, 66,183Vishnu, temple of, at Benares, 145Visiapur, a corrupt spelling of Bi-japur, 158 W Weighing of the Moghul emperor, acustom, 44, 76-76, 104, 136-137 Wicquefort, Abraham de, translated Man-delslos Journal into French, 98 Widows, burning of, 17Allowed to remarry, 17 Wine-drinking, 69, 62, 67, 73-75, 79, 84,95 Yusufzais, an Afghan tribe, 48 Zamindar, land-holder, 218Zoroastrians (fire-worshippers), at Ak-bars court, 36. Skirf^ «*.iiaWfc*«t ?si&.^S*-- The Taj Mahal at Agra The Taj Mahal at Agra is acknowledged to he one of the wonders ofthe world, and is thought by many to he the most beautiful building evererected by man. Even the most lavish praises that have been bestowedupon it fail still to do justice to the exquisite charm of its constructionand surroundings, which can be fully appreciated only by seeing it; andall who have visited it are ready to concede that no more perfect monu-ment in marble has been erected to the memory of a woman than thisbeautiful edUice dedicated by the Moghul emperor, Shah Jahan, to Mum-tas-i-Mahal, his beloved
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