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agricultural village Aryan Author baithakhana bamboo belonging Bengal Brahman cave-men Ceylon character Cheaper Edition chief class family class ryots cloth collections College commonly condition Crown 8vo cultivation district England English engraved by JEENS ESSAYS Europe European Extra fcap F. W. H. MYERS fcap Government grain hereditary Hindu History homestead Illustrations India interest jama jungle kachahri kind labour language LL.D lord mahajan MALL GAZETTE mandal Maps maritime provinces math mauzah means ment modern Mohant Muhammadan neighbours neolithic North Central Province obligation occupation officers ordinary origin owner paddy perhaps plot POLITICAL portion Portrait engraved possession present principal produce Professor Province R. H. HUTTON recognised rent respect revenue REVIEW rice ryots Second Edition share shareholders side Singhalese soil sometimes tank tenure tion verandah village lands Vols volume W. T. BLANFORD whole women zamindar
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