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An Arab account of India in the 14th century : being a translation of the chapters on India from al-Qalqashandī's Ṣubḥ ul-Aʿshā / Abu-ʾl-ʿAbbās Aḥmad Ibn-ʿAlī al- Qalqašandī. Otto Spies [Übers.]. Stuttgart : Kohlhammer, 1936
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Bonner Orientalische Studien Herausgegeben von P. Kahle und W. Kirfel
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Introduction
1. Arabic Literature And India
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2. Al-Qalqashandī And His Work.
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3. The Sources Of Al-Qalqashandī.
Translation India And Its Circumjacent Countries.
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Chapter I. About the climates of this country
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[a)] The First Climate. The climate of Sind and the adjacent provinces of Mukrān, Tūrān, Budha and the countries of Qufs and Balūs.
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[b)] The Second Climate. India.
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Chapter II. About the Animals of India.
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Chapter III. About the Corn, Fruits, Aromatic Plants, Vegetables etc.
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Chapter IV. About Coins, Measures and Weights.
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Chapter V. About the Rates.
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Chapter VI. About the Routes Leading to the Countries of Sindh and India.
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Chapter VII. About the Kings of India.
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Chapter VIII. About the army of this country and officers of the Government.
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Chapter IX. About the Dress of the people in this country.
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Chapter X. About the allowances of the Officials in this country.
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Chapter XI. About the Organization of Affairs in this country.
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