Letters Written in a Mahratta Camp During the Year 1809 - Descriptive of Characters, Manners, Domestic Habits, Religious

Klappentext This 1813 publication consists of a series of letters from India describing the culture and habits of the Mahrattas. Zusammenfassung First published in 1813! this book reproduces the letters written by an army officer to his brother in the year 1808. Broughton's aim in producing this book was to provide an English audience with an accurate description of 'the character! manners! domestic habits and religious ceremonies of the Mahrattas'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Account of Kiruolee; 3. Description of a Mahratta camp; 4. March to Kutolee; 5. March to the Chumbul; 6. March to Choroo and Puchala; 7. Change of ground; 8. March to Issurdu; 9. Orders for a march; 10. Siege of Doonee continued; 11. Siege of Doonee continued; 12. Arrival of the Jypoor ambassador; 13. Return of the messenger from Jypoor; 14. March to the Bunas; 15. March towards Jajgurh; 16. March towards Shahpoora; 17. Surjee Rao goes to Shahpoora; 18. March to Roopahelee; 19. March to Nimara; 20. Death of Surjee Rao; 21. The mourning of the Baee; 22. Seendhiya's designs upon the Wukeels of Dokul Singh; 23. March from Kuliawas; 24. The Junum-ushtoomee; 25. Increasing perplexities of the Muha Raj; 26. Confinement of the Baee; 27. Violent disturbances in the battalions; 28. The Muha Raj's birthday; 29. Anajee's agent arrives in camp; 30. March from Roopahelee; 31. Negotiations with the Shshpoora Wukeels not concluded; 32. March to Ajmeer.

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• Autori: Thomas Duer Broughton, Broughton Thomas Duer
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108190381
• ISBN: 978-1-108-19038-1
• Pagine: 400
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Devotional, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, India, Social and cultural history, Worship, rites & ceremonies, Asian History, Diaries, letters and journals, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, HISTORY / Asia / South / India