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Page 402
... established by different reli- gious communities are Karachi Grammar School , St. Jo- seph's Convent School , and St. Patricks High School , all of which are Christian ; a school for the Parsi communi- ty ; and Sind Madrassa , a Muslim ...
... established by different reli- gious communities are Karachi Grammar School , St. Jo- seph's Convent School , and St. Patricks High School , all of which are Christian ; a school for the Parsi communi- ty ; and Sind Madrassa , a Muslim ...
Page 508
... established to execute royal decrees . Aristocrats were now granted salaries and given land , but the latter was to revert to the state after tenure , thus reducing direct con- trol of land and of the governed by the aristocracy . Mon ...
... established to execute royal decrees . Aristocrats were now granted salaries and given land , but the latter was to revert to the state after tenure , thus reducing direct con- trol of land and of the governed by the aristocracy . Mon ...
Page 531
... established wor- ship of the god of heaven , according to tradition , at a great altar located near Seoul . The Tungus revered the earth in a fertility cult incorporating a ritual pole with a symbolic goose on top . All impressive ...
... established wor- ship of the god of heaven , according to tradition , at a great altar located near Seoul . The Tungus revered the earth in a fertility cult incorporating a ritual pole with a symbolic goose on top . All impressive ...
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