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Page 80
... probably Kolitas , who called themselves Kaists . It appears certain that there were no Brahmans with the earlier Aryan colonists . Thus , the glimpses of history that we possess tell us that the valley of the Brahmaputra was first ...
... probably Kolitas , who called themselves Kaists . It appears certain that there were no Brahmans with the earlier Aryan colonists . Thus , the glimpses of history that we possess tell us that the valley of the Brahmaputra was first ...
Page 112
... Probably Mayeng - Matong . pp . 157-159 . 1 Notes on Eastern Frontier Tribes by J. H. O'Donel , Esq . 17 Here those who cannot work are assisted by their relatives . 18 Notes by J. H. O'Donel , Esquire . This is probably the tribe ...
... Probably Mayeng - Matong . pp . 157-159 . 1 Notes on Eastern Frontier Tribes by J. H. O'Donel , Esq . 17 Here those who cannot work are assisted by their relatives . 18 Notes by J. H. O'Donel , Esquire . This is probably the tribe ...
Page 161
... probably , as he is , of Kol extraction , i.e. , they are Mundari . [ 163 ] It appears therefore that the Mundas , of whom I am now going to treat , were once located in Magadha , and were still there when Gautama was born , and it has ...
... probably , as he is , of Kol extraction , i.e. , they are Mundari . [ 163 ] It appears therefore that the Mundas , of whom I am now going to treat , were once located in Magadha , and were still there when Gautama was born , and it has ...
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The Haioos Campbell or Hayas or Vayas | 5 |
Group IHill Tribes of the Northern Frontier | 9 |
The Chulikata CropHaired Mishmis | 22 |
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