INDEX.
Abdur Rahman Khan, Amir of
Afghanistan (1881), 234.
Aborigines or aboriginal tribes, 40—
51. See also Non-Aryans.
Abu, Mount, 28.
Abul Fazl, minister of Akbar, 138,
140.
Adam, John, Acting Governor-General (1823), 204.
Adams, Major, defeated Mir Kasim,
184.
Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, 129.
Afghanistan, passes from, into India,
19; Muhammadan invasions from,
113-119; Akbar ruled over, 1 36 ;
lost by the Mughals, 142, 152 ;
English Mission sent to (1809),
201, 209 ; first war in (1839-42),
209-212; second war in (1878-
80), 233, 234 ; treaty (1894), 240.
See also Kabul, Kandahar.
Aghoris, carrion-eating sect of Sivaite ascetics, 102.
Agni, God of Fire, 56.
Agra, Akbar makes his capital, 136 ;
Shah Jahan's buildings at, 143 ;
taken by Lord Lake, 197.
Ahmad Shah Durani, his invasions of India, 152; defeats the Marathas at Panipat (1761), 153, 159 ;
his empire and dynasty, 209.
Ahmadabad, the castes as trade
guilds at, 98.
Ahmadnagar, Muhammadan dynasty
of, 129; resists Akbar, 137 ; conquered by Shah Jahan, 142 ;
Aurangzeb dies at, 148 ; taken by
Wellington, 197.
Ajmere, Rajput dynasty of, overthrown, 117.
Akas, aboriginal hill tribe in Assam, 45-
Akbar the Great, third Mughal Emperor (1556-1605), 133-140;
summary of his reign, 133, 134;
his work in India, 134, 135 ; reduction of the Rajputs, 135 ; conciliation of the Hindus, 135, 136; conquest of Muhammadan States,
136; efforts in Southern India,
136, 137; religious faith, 137,
138; organization of the Empire,
138, 139; revenue system, 139;
ministers, 140.
Akbar, son of Aurangzeb, his re-
bellion, 146, 149.
Akbar Khan murders Macnaghten
(1841), 211.
Akyab, prosperity under British rule,
216.
Ala-ud-din, second king of the house
of Khilji (1295-1315), 121-123;
his conquests in Southern India,
122.
Albuquerque, Affonso de, Portuguese governor, 165.
Alexander the Great, his expedition
to India, campaigns in the Punjab
and Sind, 85-87.
All Vardi Khan defeats the Marathas,
159 ; Nawab of Bengal, 180.
AHgarh, battle of (1803), 193.
Aliwal, battle of (1845), 214.
Allahabad, its situation, 23; sold to Wazir of Oudh, 189.
Almeida, Francisco de, first Portuguese Viceroy, 165.
Alompra (Alaungpaya) founded dynasty at Ava, 205.
Altamsh, third king of the Slave dynasty (1211-36), 119, 120.
Ambala, Darbar at (1869), 231, 232.
Ambar, Malik, minister of Ahmadnagar, 140.
