–H–

Habbar ibn Aswad, opponent of Mohammed, but subsequently converted, v5.pp27–28

Ancestor of a family which made itself master of the lower Indus, v5.p28

Habib ibn al-Muhallab, appointed to take charge of war in Sind, v5.p15

Hadi, a commander of the right wing of Sultan Mahmud’s army, v5.p206

Hadrian, Roman emperor, v2.p226

Hafizabad, Jahangir halts at, on the way to Kabul, v5.p303

Hague

Negotiations renewed by the English with the Dutch at the, v7.p82

Failure of Dutch-English negotiations at the, v7.p83

Haidarabad, v4.p174, v4.p179

Decline of the State of, v8.p295

Hyder Ali invades, v8.p212

Muzaffar Jang established as Nizam of, by the French, v8.p119

Nizam of, transfers large districts to the English, v8.pp317–318

Hair shaving, penalty of, v2.p120

Hair washing, ceremony of, v2.p113

Hajjaj, Al-, governor of Chaldea, v3.p5

Hakam, brother of Osman ibn Abu-l-Asi, sent to Bahrain, v5.p2

Despatches force to Baraui, v5.p2

Hakim brother of Akbar, v4.p3, v4.p12, v4.p48

Hakim ibn Awana al-Kalbi appointed to the frontier at Sind, v5.p17

Death of, v5.p18

Hakim ibn Jaballa al-Abdi sent to Hind to acquire knowledge of the country, v5.p2

Hala mountains, v2.p98

Hala, Andhra king, v2.p189

Hall of Audience, v4.p135, v4.p138

See also Divan-i-Khas

Hall of Worship (Ibadat-Khanah or Divan-i-Khas), scene of religious debates under Akbar, v4.p34, v4.p39, v4.p145

Hall of Worship scene of a religious discussion by a Portuguese Christian, v6.pp265–266

Hamadan, a city of Persia, v3.p31

Hamid Khan Khasah-khail, a military collector of revenue, force sent against, by Babar, v5.pp248–249

Hamid-ad-din Khan addresses a petition to Aurangzib, v5.pp345–346

Hamilcar, v6.p142

Hamont, M. Tibulle, the French biographer of Lally, v8.p137

Hamza ibn Baiz Hanafi, Arab historian, quotation from, regarding Mohammad ibn Kasim, v5.p14

Han dynasty of China, v2.p223

Hanafi, Mohammedan law, v4.p39

Hanno, expedition of, to Africa, v6.p48, v6.p50

Hanseatic trade, v6.p18, v6.pp34–35

In London, v6.pp178–179

Hansi

Granted to Ulugh Khan, v5.p113

Improvement of, under government of Ulugh Khan, v5.p114

Hansi, fort of

Annexation of, to Arab domains, v3.p58

Captured by Kutb-ad-din Aybek, v3.p70

Captured by Mas’ud, v2.pp46–47

Governed by Balban, v2.pp81–82

Hanuman, commander-in-chief of the non-Aryan army, v1.p121

Haoma, Iranian name for Soma, v1.p24

Haras ibn Marra-al-Abdi, leader of a victorious expedition into Hind, v5.p3

Slain with his army at Kikan in 662 A.D., v5.p3

Hardat, ruler at fort of Baran, accepts Islam, v5.pp65–66

Hardinge, Sir Henry, Governor-General of India, v8.p410

Hardwar

Legend of a sacred cow at, v2.pp168–169

Timur victorious at, v3.p169

Hariharpur, Cartwright erects a station at, v7.p239

Haripala Deva, son of Rama Deva, flayed alive by Kutb-ad-din Mubarak Shah, v3.p125

Harsha Charita, of Bana, v2.p18, v2.p304

Harsha

(1) King of Kashmir, v2.p329

(2) Or Harsha-vardhana, of Thanesar, younger son of Prabhakara-vardhana, v2.p18

Accession of, v2.p299

Death of, v2.p316

Empire and administration of, v2.p302, v2.p327

Imitated Asoka, v2.p306

Religion of, v2.p306

The last native paramount monarch, v2.p319

Harshaka, king, v2.p36

Harun ibn Abi Khalid-al-Maruruzi, governor of Sind, v5.p9

Harur, fort of, taken by Babar’s army, v5.p247

Harvests, two annually in India, v1.p218

Harwich

Frobisher returns to (1576), v6.p183

Frobisher sails from (1578), v6.p185

Hasan Abdal, town, v2.p66

Hasan Gangu, founder of the Bahmanid dynasty, v3.p147

Revolts against Mohammad Taghlak in the Deccan, v3.p186

Hasan Nizami, Arab historian, v3.p71

Hasanak, a prime minister of Mas’ud, executed, v3.p41

Hasham ibn Abd-al-Malik, caliph of Baghdad, v5.p16

Hasham ibn Amr at-Taghlabi victorious over places in Sind hitherto unconquered, v5.p21

Hasti, tribal chief, v2.p43

Hastinapura

Capital of the Kurus, v1.p100

Ruins of, said to be near Delhi, v1.p100

Social life of, in the Brahmanic period, v1.p149

Hastings, Marquis of

Governor-General of India, v8.p366

Plans of, for the suppression of the freebooting hordes, v8.p379

War of, with the Gurkhas, v8.pp374–377

Hastings, Warren

Burke’s charges against, v8.p278

Disputes of, with his Council, v8.p234

Financial embarrassments of, v8.p252, v8.p253, v8.p254, v8.p255, v8.p263

First Governor-General in India, v8.p237

Impeachment and trial of, v8.pp263–264

Political intrepidity of, v8.p261

Resignation of, v8.p258

Transactions of, against the Rohillas, v8.pp240–243

Treaty of, with the Marathas, in 1782, v8.p254

Hasti-varman, Pallava king, v2.p385

Hati Gakkar

At first repulses Babar’s men, but is later defeated and flees to the fort of Parhalah, v5.p232

Defeats and kills Tatar Gakkar and seizes all his property, v5.p230

Escapes from fort of Parhalah, v5.p233

Ill-treats his subjects, v5.pp230–231

Refuses to submit to Daulat Khan, v5.p230

Ruler of hill country between Nilab and Bahrah, v5.p229

Sends a tributary offering to Babar, v5.p235

Sends gifts and submits to Babar, v5.p233

Hatya, Jahangir encamps at, v5.p309

Hauz-i Alai, tank of Ala-ad-din, restored by Firoz Shah, v5.p166

Hauz-i Khas, Timur encamps near, v5.p210

Hauz-i Shamsi, tank of Altamish, restored and opened by Firoz Shah, v5.p165

Hauz-rani, durbar held at plain of, v5.p138

Hawa, name of an elephant, v4.p4

Hawkins, indulged in by Akbar, v4.p10

Hawkins

Bearer of a letter from James I to Jahangir in 1607, v7.p194

Leaves the court of Agra, v7.p20

Marriage of, to a maiden of Jahangir’s palace, v7.p20

One of the captains of the third expedition of the English East India Company, v7.p9

Hawkins, William, English sea-captain

Acquainted with the Turkish language, v4.p95

Estimate of his narrative, v4.p64

Experiences of, at Surat, v4.p67, v4.p61

Received at Jahangir’s court, v4.p66, v4.pp61–64

Ship of, captured by Portuguese, v4.p57

Hawley, President, v7.p152

Hazrat Shaikh Zain-ad-din, Mohammedan sage, sends a sword to Timur, v5.p180

Heaven, Hindu idea of, v9.p172

Heber, English poet, writes upon Fathpur-Sikri, v4.p30

Hebrews

Albuquerque’s persecution of Castilian, in India, v6.pp170–171

Command the Indo-Syrian trade-route, v6.pp4–10

Early colonies of, in India, v6.p29, v6.pp79–81

Hedges, governor in India, v4.p50

Heliokles, Bactrian king, v2.p204

Hellenistic kings, v2.p127

Hells

According to the Vishnu-Purana, v9.p170

Belief regarding the return of the soul to God, v9.p187

Temple at Calicut, description of, v9.p210, v9.p213

Henry V, of England, military assistance of, to Portugal, v6.p42

Henry VII, of England, friendly relations of, with Portugal, v6.pp172–173, v6.p203

Charters and encouragement of maritime exploration of, v6.pp172–173, v6.pp174–175, v6.p178

Henry VIII, of England

Excommunication of, v6.pp183–197

Trade to India under, v6.pp176–178, v6.p197, v6.pp203–204

Unites with Spain and Portugal against the Turks, v6.p173

Henry, Prince of Portugal (The Navigator)

Life and explorations of, v6.pp43–59, v6.pp64–65, v6.p200

Tomb of, v6.p44, v6.p47

Hephaistion, general, v2.p43, v2.p77, v2.p86

Herakles (Hercules), said to have invaded India, v9.p4

Herat, city and territory, v2.p36, v2.p108

Herat, city of Afghanistan, v3.p51, v3.p75

Herbert, English captain at the Moghul court, v4.p50

Hercules, identified with Krishna, v1.p207

Hermaios, the last Indo-Greek king, v2.p221

Hermit life, in the Brahmanic period, v1.p85, v1.p86

Hermits, rules for, v1.p241, v1.p242

Hermos, formation of the plain of, v9.p6

Herodotus

On India, v2.p10, v2.p12

Quoted, v6.pp19–20, v6.p47, v6.p48

Hetairism, v1.p7

High Courts of Judicature, establishment of, v8.p455

Highwaymen suppressed by Ulugh Khan, v5.p140

Hilal ibn Ahwaz at-Tamimi pursues and kills sons of al-Muhallab, v5.p15

Hims (Emessa), name suggested for the new city al-Mahfuzah, v5.p18

Himu, a Bengal general, v4.p2

Attacks Agra and Delhi, v4.p3

Meets Akbar at Panipat, v4.p4

Defeat of, v4.p5

Himu, Hindu vizir of Adil Shah, v3.p241

Hinayana, primitive doctrine, v2.p307

Hind

Arabic name for Hindustan, v5.p2

Princes of, turn Mussulmans and take Arab names, v5.p15

Invaded by Mahmud of Ghazni, v5.p56

Ruler of, sues for peace to Mahmud of Ghazni, v5.p57

Hindal, brother of Humayun, v3.p226

Returns to Agra, v3.p234

Murders Humayun’s ambassador, v3.p234

Proclaims himself emperor at Agra, v3.p234

And Kamran, plans of, v2.pp234–235

Hindi language, v4.p29

Hindu Aryans

Civilization, age of, v1.p1

Civilization, expansion of, v1.p112

Literature, ancient, v1.p2

Pantheon adopted and modified by Buddha, v1.pp308–309

Religion, cardinal principle of, v1.p179

Religion, explanation of, by Rig-Veda, v1.p11

United body in the Vedic Age, v1.p136

Villages, manage their own affairs, v1.p150

Women, Sita model of, v1.p126

World, Panchalas and Kurus centre of, v1.p99

Hindu

Beliefs regarding God, v9.pp159–160

Belief regarding the soul, v9.pp160–163, v9.pp167–168

Hindu cities, remains of, still extant, v3.p13

Hindu Kush

Ancient trade-route across, v6.p15

Frontier of Maurya empire, v2.p140

Mountain chain, v2.p23, v2.p42, v3.p2, v4.p108, v4.p165

Tribes come under British control, v8.p445

Hindu painting, v4.pp37–39

Surgeon, v4.p162

Hinduism in Malabar, v6.pp78–79

Hinduism, Buddhism a sect of, v2.p171

Orthodox, v2.p276

Hinduism, ceremonial rules of, v4.p44

Hindus

Akbar’s conciliation of the, v4.p14

Assembled in the Jami’ Masjid, ordered killed by Timur, v5.p218

Employed by Akbar, v4.p26

Fifty thousand annually converted to Mohammedanism, v3.p2

In the campaigns of Akbar, v4.p23

Manners and customs of the, v9.pp143–144

Of Goa offer allegiance to Portugal through Albuquerque, v9.p229

Persecuted by Aurangzib, v4.p121, v4.p145

Personal habits of the, v9.pp134–135

Pilgrimages not obligatory upon, v9.p191

Punishment inflicted by Nasir-ad-din’s army on, v5.p139

Put on a level with Moslems by Akbar, v4.p30, v4.p33

Rigorous measures of Aurangzib against, v5.p335

Shrines of, not desecrated by Mohammad ibn Kasim, v3.p10

Under Shah Jahan, v4.p89

Under sovereignty of Mohammedan kings, v3.p1

Well treated by Jahangir, v4.p60

Hindus, Vedic

Advance of civilization among, v1.p133

Agriculture among, v1.p13

Ancestor-worship among, v1.p166

As described by Megasthenes, v1.pp124–216

Character of, v1.p4

Cremation among, v1.p165

Effect of climate of Ganges valley on, v1.p83

Food and clothing of, v1.p216

Gradual enervation of, v1.p83

Rules of, to regulate domestic and social duties, v1.p143

Separation of, from the Iranians, v1.p24

Spread of civilization among, v1.pp198–200

Vedic, settlement of, on Indus, v1.p4

Hindustan, v3.p3

Babar’s description of, v3.p221

Conquest of, begun by Babar in 1624, v3.p204

Four defences of, v5.pp176–177

Greater part of, in submission to Sher Shah, v3.p238

Invaded by Ahmad Shah, v4.p228

Mohammedan ascendency in, v4.p188

Moslems in, v4.p27

North of the Vindhya range, mostly under Moslem sway, v3.p71

Relations of, with the Deccan, v4.p124

Ruled by Akbar, v4.p1, v4.p25, v4.p193

Sceptre of, swayed by Aurangzib, v4.p123, v4.p174

Separation of, from the Deccan, v4.p161

Strabo’s account of, derived from Greek records, v9.p1

Territory of the Hindus, v4.p183

Western, v4.p2

Hindustani, a vernacular, v4.p62, v4.pp188–189

Hippalus quoted, v6.p22, v6.p24

Hippolytus, folklore tale of, v2.p175

Hippon and Floris, port to port trade of, v7.pp219–220

Hiram, King of Tyre, v6.p7

Hiranand, name of an elephant, v4.p12

Hisar Firoza, a city founded near Delhi by Firoz Shah, v3.p161

Water-supply of, v3.p162

Hisar-Firozah captured by Babar’s troops and given to Humayun, v5.p249

Hiuan Tsang

“Travels” and “Life” of, v2.p293

Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, account of India by, v2.p14, v9.pp121–153

Favoured by Harsha, v2.pp309–310

On political arrangements of India, v2.p317

Return to China of, v2.p314

Hiuen-tsong, Emperor of China, v2.p324

Hiung-nu, horde, v2.p219, v2.p221

Holden, E. S., quotation from, v4.p46

Holkar, v4.p179, v4.p182, v4.p187, v4.p188, v4.p221, v4.p238, v4.p239, v4.pp241–263

Holkar, Jaswant Rao

Army of, defeated at Mehidpur, v8.p380

Attacked by Colonel Monson, v8.pp329–330

Dispersion of the troops of, v8.p330

Policy of, v8.p330

Signs a treaty with the English, v8.p330

Holland

Colonial system of, based on slave-labour, v7.pp157–162

Commercial ascendency of, in the East, v8.p14

Decline of the naval power of, v8.p71

Fifteen separate voyages under (1595–1601), v6.p213, Appendix II, A

Increasing strength and pre-eminence of the Republic of, in the seventeenth century, v8.p28, v8.p29, v8.p30

Long struggle of, with Spain in Europe and the East, v6.p198, v6.pp205–209, v6.p218, v6.p221

Painters of, v7.p60

Policy of, in the Indian Archipelago not primarily warlike, v7.pp65–66

Printing-house of Europe, v7.p60

Quest for India and Cathay by the northeast, v6.p198

Report current in, that James I had ordered seizure of certain Dutch East Indiamen, v7.p91

Resolves to become master of large territory of islands stretching from Asia to Australia, v7.p68

Sends out fifteen expeditions between 1595 and 1601 to the East, v7.p60

Slave system of, described, v7.pp157–162

Sovereignty of, acknowledged by chiefs of Amboyna, v7.p72

Struggle of, with England for the spice trade, v6.pp212–215

The first European country to send a continuous supply of able statesmen to the East, v7.p163

Three principal points of the policy of, in Asia, v7.pp66–68

Treaty of peace of, with Cromwell, v7.p155

War declared against, in 1674, by Louis XIV, v8.p89

Holstein, Duke of, sends an embassy to Persia, v4.p92

Hom, a sacrifice, v4.p44

Home, early Aryan, controversy concerning, v1.p6

Homer, quoted, v6.p3, v6.p21, v6.p48

Honorius, coins of, v2.p367

Horatoi (Saurashtras), Hindu nation, v1.p206

Hore, Master, quest of, for the North-west passage (1536), v6.pp177–178

Horse, sacrifice of a, v1.p22, v1.p23, v1.p24, v1.p163

Sacrificial, captured by Rama’s sons and his subsequent recognition of them, v1.p125

Horses, v1.p16

Horses, Arab, trade in, between Ormuz and Goa, v6.p158

Horses, part of military equipment in ancient India, v9.p42

Horse-sacrifice

Of Adityasena, v2.p283

Of Kumaragupta I, v2.p273

Of Pushyamitra, v2.p181

Of Rajadhiraja Chola, v2.p379

Of Samudragupta, v2.p258

Of Sivaskandavarman, v2.p382

Hospitality, v1.p145, v1.p160, v1.p241

Hostages, Chinese, v2.p231

Hotris, Vedic priests, duties of, v1.p86, v1.p88

Household worship, v1.p50

Householders, students as, v1.p146

Forty sacraments of, v1.pp242–243

Houtman, Cornelis (de)

Indian voyage of, v7.p60

Led first Dutch fleet around the Cape (1595–1597), v6.p211, v6.p212, v6.p218

Second expedition of, to India (1598), v6.p213

Hoysala dynasty, v2.p360

Hughes, naval engagements of, v8.pp256–257

Hugli River

Christians at, besieged and expelled by Shah Jahan, v6.pp279–283

Customs of Europeans at, in Mohammad Shah’s time, v6.pp284–286

English arrive at, in 1650, v7.p244

English factory on, v8.p23

Factory at, v4.p144

Founding of, v6.pp277–278

Head agency of the English in Bengal with control over other smaller stations, v7.p247

Portuguese trade at, v4.p143

Shah Jahan destroys Portuguese factory at, v7.pp242–243

The imperial court for the Ganges provinces and chief seat of maritime trade of Bengal, v7.p244

Huguenots, French, colonies of, in Brazil and Florida, v6.pp194–195

Humayun (Sikandar Shah), emperor of Delhi, reigns six months, v3.p161

Humayun, Bahmanid Sultan, unsuccessfully besieges Devarakanda, v3.p191

Succeeded by two sons, v3.p192

Humayun, Mirza ordered by Babar to occupy Agra and take possession of the treasures, v5.p259

Humayun, Son of Babar, Moghul emperor, v4.p3, v4.p175, v5.pp265–266

A wanderer for fifteen years, v3.p238

Abandons the siege of Chanar, v2.pp228–229

Aided in escape by a water-carrier, v3.p237

Ambassador of, to Hindal murdered, v3.p234

And Sher Shah, preparations of, for final struggle, v3.p237

Army of, defeated at battle of the Ganges, v3.p237

Army of, surprised and massacred by Sher Shah’s army, v3.p237

Arrives in Malwa in 1534, v3.p229

Brings his father a famous diamond at Delhi, v3.p209

Brings troops from Badakhshan to aid his father, v3.p205

Brothers of, unwilling to aid him, v3.p234

Character of, v2.pp224–225, v3.p227

Character of, v3.p241

Crosses the Ganges at Moughyr, v3.p236

Death of, v3.p241

Defeats Mahmud Lodi near Lucknow in 1531, v3.p228

Divides affairs of government into four classes, v5.pp273–274

Encamped at Chaunsa, v3.p236

Entry of, into Bengal, in 1538, v3.p234

Grants audience to each of the three classes of his realm on different days, v5.pp269–271

In possession of Bahadur Shah’s camp, v3.p230

In possession of Gujarat, v3.p230

In possession of Malwa, v3.p230

In the deserts of Rajputana and Sind for three years, v3.p238

Indecision of, loses victory, v3.p227, v3.p228

Lacks resolution to administer government successfully, v3.p224

Leads army against insurgent Afghans, v3.p211

Marches away from Bengal unchecked by Sher Shah, v2.pp235–236

Marches back to Kalpi to aid his father, v3.p211

On account of treachery of Kamran, is forced to depend upon the army already in India, v3.p226

Opens negotiations with Slier Shah, and arranges a treaty, v3.p236

Position of, insecure by reason of revolts, v3.p226

Pursues Bahadur Shah to Mandu, v3.p230

Pursues Bahadur Shah, v3.p230

Quixotic chivalry of, v3.p229

Reaches Agra almost alone in May, 1539, v3.p237

Receives seventy lacs and a treasure which no one has counted as his part of booty at Delhi and Agra, v3.p208

Repulses minor raids of Bahadur Shah against Agra and Kalinjar, v3.p229

Routs Sikandar Sur at Sirhind, v3.p241

Scales the fort of Champanir, v3.p231

Seeks an omen by asking the names of the first three men he meets, v5.pp266–268

Succeeds Babar in 1530, v3.p224

Sufferings of army of, at Channsa, v3.p236

Takes fortress of Chanar in 1637, v3.p232

Takes Ghazipur, v3.p211

Takes Jaunpur, v3.p211

Takes no steps to hold open the approaches to Bengal, v3.p234

Takes possession of Delhi and Agra in 1556, v3.p241

Three brothers of, intrigue against him, v2.pp226–227, v3.p231

Three chief perils at beginning of reign of, v2.pp227–228

Tomb of, at Delhi, v2.pp241–242

Unable to administer his new territory, v3.p231

Unsuccessfully attacks Bahadur, v3.p185

Uses golden arrows to indicate position of members of the classes in his realm, v5.pp271–273

Victorious over insurgent Afghans, v3.p211

Huna = Huns, q. v.

Hungary, war of, with Turkey, v4.p167

Huns

Invasion of India by, v2.p281

Two main streams of, v2.p285

Asiatic empire of, v2.p285

Characteristics of, v2.p287

Hunter, Sir William, quoted, v4.p176

Hunting, indulged in by Akbar, v4.p10

Hurmuz, port on the Persian Gulf, v3.p3

Husain Ali, Sayyid, v4.p220, v4.p221

Husain Beg, ambassador of Iran to Jahangir, v5.p300

Husain Kharmil, governor of the fort of Sialkot, v5.p81

Husain of Jaunpur

Loses all his possessions at the battle near Kanauj in 1477, v3.p180

Mamluk admiral, attacks the Portuguese in Arabian Sea, v3.p184

Possessions gained during campaigns of, v3.p180

Husain, a commander of the left wing of Timur’s army, v5.p206

Husain, Amir (Mir Hocem), Egyptian admiral (1508), v6.pp96–97

Husbands, Samuel, v6.p240

Hushang, son of Dilawar Khan, v3.p181

Hushka = Huvishka, v2.p240

Huvishka, history of, v2.p240

Hyarotis (Ravi), a river of India, v9.p18

Hydaspes (Jihlam), a river of Northern India, v2.p54, v3.p15, v9.p3, v9.p7, v9.p18

Crocodiles in the, v9.p14

Alexander sails down the, v9.p24

Difficulties of crossing, v2.p57

Hyder Ali of Mysore, v8.p208, v8.p209

At war with the English, v8.p213

Death of, v8.p257

Master of Mysore, v8.p211

Ravages the Karnatic, v8.p251, v8.p252

Sends a large force into Haidarabad, v8.p212

Treaty of, with the English, v8.p213, v8.p214

Triple alliance of, v8.p251

Vindictive spirit of, v8.p249

Hydrakes (Oxydrakai), a tribe of the Panjab allied with the Persians, v9.p5

Hydraotes, river = Ravi, v2.p69

Hylobioi, principal division of the Garmanes, customs of the, v9.pp50–51

Hymn to the rivers, historical significance of, v1.p49

Recounting Indra’s slaying of Vritra, v1.pp66–67

Relating to the storm-myth of Indra, v1.pp69–70

Hymns, sung by professional priests, v1.p5

Certain families proficient in composing, v1.p77

Of the Vedas still repeated as texts in Brahmanic and Epic times, v1.p169

Hypanis (Bias), a river of Northern India, v9.p3, v9.p18

Fabulous stories told of lands beyond the, v9.p29

Hypasioi (Asvaka), a people of Northern India, v9.p7, v9.p18

Hyphasis, river, = Bias, v2.p70

Alexander stopped at, v2.p37

Altars on further bank of, v2.p72

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