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 l INDEX. 364. the CoUeries (lifter much from the other Indians, 381. the cavalry of Maphuze Khan as Mahoraedans despise the enemy as Indians, 422. Indian allies, m, 331. m, 376. Indian army, »i, 143. sup late, smoke opium, and fall into deep sleep, 145. m, 173. how accommodated in their camps, 229 and 311. m, 313. Indian camp, described, 229. m, 231. their tents and huts, 311. Indian Caucasus, 14. Indian Chiefs, 152. Indian Christians, pretending to be descended from the Portugueze, G6. Indian engineer, has fortified Chinglapett with judgment, 265. Indian fortification, the entrance into ono de- scribed, 320. Indian governments, their policy to prevent the hereditary increase of property in particular families, 27. Indian guides, 217. Indian interpreter, a traitor, 88. again, 348. See Poniapah. Indian king, how insignificant in the eye of the Mogul government, 421. Indian Lords, 161. Indian Merchants, 65. 130. Indian Prince, princes, are called Rajahs, more than one half of the empire subject to these Rajahs, 25. Madrass purchased of one, 78. w, 112. Indian Princes, whether Rajahs, or Mahome- dans, amass treasures by sordid means. 119. m, 163. m, 202. always indebted to their troops, 29.5. their disunion renders them in- capable of resisting an European power, 373. Indian Religion, it is usual amongst the great men of this religion, on disgrace, or danger, to visit some celebrated Pagoda, at a great distance, 361. the princes of the Indian reli- gion on the Malabar coast prohibit the sale of beeves, for slaughter, 413. Indian Roman Catholics at St. Thome give in- telligence to the French at Pondicherry, 131. Indian States, venerate the descendants of their ancient princes, 431. Indian war, how much influenced by a platoon of Europeans, 219. 1XDOSTAX, ought properly to mean India, 1. romantic descriptions of the wealth of In - dostan, 9 and 10. uncertain what share Gin- gischan or his successors took in the affairs of, 11. 1235. Iletmische the most powerful monarch hitherto, 12. A". B. For the Maho- medan Dynasties before Tamerlane, See The Ancient Kingdom of Delhi, under Delhi, The Ganges enters at the streights of Kupele, 14. Tamerlane's conquests governed by Pir Mahomed until 1404. 16. >», 16. Inroads 3 of Babr, 17. m, 20. Four Emperors made, and five deposed, by the two brothers Ab- dallah Khan and Hossan Ally, 22. Inva- sion of Thomas Kouli Khan,' 1738, 1739, />, 22, 23. the wealth he carried away, 23. The greatest part of Indostan is now subject to Mahomedans under the Great Mogul, 24. N. B. For the succession of the present Dy- nasty of Great Mogids, See Empire of Delhi under Delhi. Authority of the Alcoran, of the Mulla, of the Catwall ; contradictory laws concerning lands, 26. the government, atten- tive to prevent great possessions in one family, 27. divided into 24 provinces, 27. sanguinary character of the ancient inhabitants changed by the institutions of Brama, 29. History of the Mahomedan conquerors, written by Ferit- sha, and translated by Dow, 30. English esta- blishments, 33. »i, 34. Government, policy, customs, differ greatly from those of Europe, 35. Aurengzehe the ablest monarch, 36. m, 39. Morattoes the most enterprizing soldiery, 40. battles always decided when the Chief falls, II. m, 47. armies how composed, 49. go- vernors uncertain of holding their offices, 54. The Pitans the bravest of the Mahomedan sol- diery, 56, clilticult to discover the secrets of the princes of Indostan, 59. m, 68. the troops which are employed by Europeans, 80. The princes, incurious and ignorant of foreign af- fairs, 84 m, 106. and averse to pay money, 118 m, 119. trade of become of little value to the European nations without territory, 120. m, 121. Death of Nizam-al-muluck in 1748, of 'great consequence, 122 affection of the great men to their grand-children, 123. the conquered pay the expences of the war, 134. m, 161. m, 178. Modes of war differ from those of Europe, 188 m, 193, m, 216. to shew the superiority of European arms, is one of the purposes of this history, 219. ob- scene and indecent invectives peculiar to the manners of Indostan, 241 as princes go, 242. money of more service in war than any title, 274 enervated character of the princes, 295. irregular and indolent administration of the governments, 303. m, 325. presents received when the revenues are collected, 331 Auren- gabad one of the first cities, 334. In 1753, theFr possessions greater than any Europeans had ever obtained, 335 m, 336 the igno- rance of the languages subjects the Europeans to treachery, 353. excellence of Morarirow's tooops, 364. No principality in Indostan can resist anEuropean power without the assistance of another European power, 373. m, 375. m 378 protestations of friendship extravagant and false',' 397 troops always support the col- lection of the revenues, 400. Velore one of the strongest holds, 420 the Captains of ca- valry hire out their bands, 424 Balage- row