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Page 165
... centre of the Ta - li Pai Autonomous District ( tzu - chih- chou ) , controlling some 12 other counties in western Yunnan . Hsia - kuan is situated at the southern end of the Erh Hai ( lake ) , in a fertile basin about 10 mi ( 16 km ) ...
... centre of the Ta - li Pai Autonomous District ( tzu - chih- chou ) , controlling some 12 other counties in western Yunnan . Hsia - kuan is situated at the southern end of the Erh Hai ( lake ) , in a fertile basin about 10 mi ( 16 km ) ...
Page 684
... centre . In its early years it was a Jain and Buddhist centre of learning , and the great Hindu philosopher Rāmānuja ( traditionally 1017-1137 ) was edu- cated there . Now considered one of the seven great , sacred Hindu cities in India ...
... centre . In its early years it was a Jain and Buddhist centre of learning , and the great Hindu philosopher Rāmānuja ( traditionally 1017-1137 ) was edu- cated there . Now considered one of the seven great , sacred Hindu cities in India ...
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... centre of trade and handicrafts , as well as the religious centre of the valley , with over 300 mosques . In 1918 a Muslim government set up in opposition to the Soviet colonial government in Tashkent was suppressed by force . Kokand ...
... centre of trade and handicrafts , as well as the religious centre of the valley , with over 300 mosques . In 1918 a Muslim government set up in opposition to the Soviet colonial government in Tashkent was suppressed by force . Kokand ...
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