A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 306 pages of information about A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil.

A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 306 pages of information about A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil.
  family is of the Rajput Dogras.  “His kindness to all classes has won him
  the affection of his people” (Lawrence). 
Maharana, H.H. the Maharana Dhiraj Sir Fateh Singh, G.C.S.I., of Udaipur,
  is head of the Rajput princes in point of blood, being descended from the
  Suryabansi, or Children of the Sun. 
Mahseer,
Malingam,
Manji or Hanji, A Kashmiri water-thief or boatman. 
Manserah,
Mar (snake) Canal.  A dirty but most picturesque waterway between the Dal
  and the Anchar Lakes. 
Marg,(Margh?) Persian for a garden abounding in plants. 
Margam,
Martand, The principal temple in Kashmir—­stands on a high karewa some few
  miles from Islamabad. 
Metal-work,
Mewar,
Mogul, The Moguls were a warlike people of Central Asia, who, under Timur
  (Tamerlane) their chief, sacked Delhi in 1398.  At the great battle of
  Panipat, in 1524, Baber the Mogul (direct descendant of Timur) defeated
  the Sultans of Delhi.  He was the first of the six “Great” Moguls (the
  others being Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jehan, and Aurungzeb), who
  ruled India with unparalleled magnificence for 150 years. 
Mulberry, (Morus sp.  Kashmiri Tul) A very precious tree in Kashmir, on
  account of the silk industry.  It grows to a great size, attaining a girth
  of 25 feet. 
Murghi, A fowl. 
Murree, A hill station and sanatorium, 37 miles from Rawal Pindi, on a
  hill 7500 feet above the sea.  Its importance dates from 1850.  Forster
  speaks of it as a small village in 1786. 
Musafferabad, ("The Place of Victory”) Built by Masufer Khan, Rajah of
  Chikri. 
Mussick, Water-skin.

NAG, A mountain lake or tarn. 
Nagas, Human-bodied, snake-tailed gods. 
Nagmarg,
Nanga Parbat, A great mountain in the Chilas country, 26,620 feet high
  (the fourth in point of height in the world), Mommery and two guides were
  destroyed in 1895, probably by an avalanche, while attempting the ascent. 
Nassim Bagh, ("The Garden of Delicious Breezes”) A favourite spot in the
  days of the Mogul Emperors.  Akbar planted 1200 chenars. 
Neem tree. 
Neve, Dr. A. He and his brother are surgeons to the Kashmir Medical
  Mission, where for many years they have carried on the somewhat
  thankless task of benefiting the natives. 
Nishat Bagh, ("The Garden of Drink”)
Nopura, A village on the Pohru. 
Nourmahal, ("Light of the Palace"), or, more properly, Nur Jehan Begum
  ("Light of the World"), was the wife of Jehaugir, celebrated in Mooree’s
  Lalla Rookh.  Her life story was very curious.  See Forster’s Journey
  from Bengal to England
, London, 1798. 
Nullah, A valley or ravine. 
Numdah,

ONTALA,
Oodi Singh,

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