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... chief who founded the town . The old town , 4 miles ( 6 km ) east , was washed away by the Indus River in 1823. The new town , laid out by Durrāni chiefs , was constituted a municipality in 1867 . Dera Ismail Khan is an important ...
... chief who founded the town . The old town , 4 miles ( 6 km ) east , was washed away by the Indus River in 1823. The new town , laid out by Durrāni chiefs , was constituted a municipality in 1867 . Dera Ismail Khan is an important ...
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... chief . As a younger son , Dga ' - ldan was sent to Tibet . a Dzungar protectorate since 1636 , where he was educated to be a Buddhist lama . In 1671 , however , when his brother , who had become the tribal leader , was murdered , Dga ...
... chief . As a younger son , Dga ' - ldan was sent to Tibet . a Dzungar protectorate since 1636 , where he was educated to be a Buddhist lama . In 1671 , however , when his brother , who had become the tribal leader , was murdered , Dga ...
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... chief adviser , and , for a time , chief justiciar . As administrator of the royal finances , he raised vast sums by increasing taxes and by ex- torting funds from the barons and the church . He delayed for years in making appointments ...
... chief adviser , and , for a time , chief justiciar . As administrator of the royal finances , he raised vast sums by increasing taxes and by ex- torting funds from the barons and the church . He delayed for years in making appointments ...
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