CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. ACCOUNT OF INDIA BY THE GREEK WRITER STRABO . . 1 II. THE PRACTICE OF SUTTEE, OR WIDOW -BURNING, IN INDIA, ACCORDING TO GREEK, LATIN, ARABIC, PERSIAN, ITALIAN, DUTCH, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH ACCOUNTS . . . .68 III. A DESCRIPTION OF INDIA IN GENERAL BY THE CHINESE BUD- DHIST PILGRIM HIUAN TSANG 121 IV. AL-BIRUNI'S ARABIC ACCOUNT OF THE HINDU RELIGION . 154 V. AN ACCOUNT OF THE TEMPLE OF SOMNATH BY THE PERSIAN GEOGRAPHER KAZVINI 200 VI. THE PORTUGUESE NAVIGATOR VASCO DA GAMA AT CALICUT AND HIS RECEPTION BY THE ZAMORIN ..... 205 VII. THE PORTUGUESE COMMANDER ALBUQUERQUE'S ENTRANCE INTO GOA AND DESCRIPTION OF MALABAR .... 227 VIII. HINDU MANNERS AND CUSTOMS AS DESCRIBED BY THE DUTCH MISSIONARY ABRAHAM ROGER 237 IX. A DESCRIPTION OF BENGAL BY THE FRENCH VOYAGER FRANCOIS PYRARD DE LAVAL ,. 280 X. THE ITALIAN TRAVELLER PIETRO DELLA VALLE'S DESCRIP- TION OF AHMADABAD ........ 294 XI. SIR THOMAS ROE'S FIRST AUDIENCE WITH THE GREAT MOGUL 306 XII. FRANCKLIN'S NOTES ON CEYLON AND ON SOUTHERN AND WESTERN INDIA . 314
