The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 102
... remain for many years with a hered- itary order of local chiefs . Late in the 13th century , royal power began to assert itself un- der the oba Ewedo and was firmly established under the most famous oba , Ewuare the Great ( reigned c ...
... remain for many years with a hered- itary order of local chiefs . Late in the 13th century , royal power began to assert itself un- der the oba Ewedo and was firmly established under the most famous oba , Ewuare the Great ( reigned c ...
Page 186
... remains are now mainly preserved in the Indian Museum , Calcutta , and in the Municipal Museum ( Allāhābād ) . The stupa ( shrine ) was probably begun in the time of Aśoka ( c . 250 BC ) ; it was originally built of brick , and it was ...
... remains are now mainly preserved in the Indian Museum , Calcutta , and in the Municipal Museum ( Allāhābād ) . The stupa ( shrine ) was probably begun in the time of Aśoka ( c . 250 BC ) ; it was originally built of brick , and it was ...
Page 243
... remain in one place for several days or may move more or less constantly . The cow , which commonly breeds for 40 ... remains and Bronze Age tombs were found in Bistrița city , and remains of a Da- cian citadel are in Sărățel town ...
... remain in one place for several days or may move more or less constantly . The cow , which commonly breeds for 40 ... remains and Bronze Age tombs were found in Bistrița city , and remains of a Da- cian citadel are in Sărățel town ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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