LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi PAOS A Southern Indian Sword 218 Madras 210 Tomb of the First King of Oudh, Luck now 221 A Landing at Masulipatam 222 Tombs of the Kings of Golkonda 227 An Ancient Hindu Temple at Chitor 229 Car of the God Vitoba at Vijayanagar 231 A Native Boat of the Bay of Bengal 235 Native Boats on the Ganges in Bengal 239 Kashmir Gate, Delhi 241 Diamond Harbour, at the Mouth of the Hugli River 243 Raj Mahal on the Ganges 245 A Street Scene in Bombay 255 A Native Boat of the Persian Gulf . 260 Hookah Smokers, Calcutta 263 Shop of a Merchant of the Vaisya Caste 265 A Road Scene in India in the Bombay Presidency 269 Dacca, near Calcutta, in Bengal 273 Domes of a Mosque of the Moghul Period 279 Smaller Gopura in West Court, Madura 283 A Crowd in a Busy Indian Emporium 284 The Emperor Aurangzib and his Court 288