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Page 120
... India , Iran , China , Japan , pre - Colum- bian Meso - America , Egypt , Mesopotamia , and Canaan . The difference between Egypt and Mesopotamia is signif- icant ; in Egypt the pharaoh is the direct dispenser of all good fortune in the ...
... India , Iran , China , Japan , pre - Colum- bian Meso - America , Egypt , Mesopotamia , and Canaan . The difference between Egypt and Mesopotamia is signif- icant ; in Egypt the pharaoh is the direct dispenser of all good fortune in the ...
Page 747
... India . In addition , they celebrate the birthdays of the first and the last Gurūs and the martyrdom of the fifth ( Arjun ) and the ninth ( Tegh Bahadur ) . The biggest fair is on the first of Baisakh ( mid - April ) , which is also the ...
... India . In addition , they celebrate the birthdays of the first and the last Gurūs and the martyrdom of the fifth ( Arjun ) and the ninth ( Tegh Bahadur ) . The biggest fair is on the first of Baisakh ( mid - April ) , which is also the ...
Page 750
... India , has been headed by the governor , who is appointed by the president of India and who holds office during his pleasure . The governor appoints as his chief minister the elected leader of the majority party represented in the ...
... India , has been headed by the governor , who is appointed by the president of India and who holds office during his pleasure . The governor appoints as his chief minister the elected leader of the majority party represented in the ...
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