Transcriber's Notes

There are many spelling and capitalization inconsistencies in the original of this text. These have been retained in this version, except those noted below.

Page vi: Changed Behāristān to Bahāristān.

[Page 2]: Added marker for Footnote 2 at the end of the second paragraph.

[Page 6]: Changed fourteeth to fourteenth.

[Page 7]: Changed "ferren India" to "fernen India."

[Page 44]: Changed "Iskandarnāmah" to "Iskandar Nāmah" in Footnote 159.

[Page 52]: Changed "Pratap Sinh" to "Pratap Singh."

Changed "d' herb" to "d'herb" where it occurs.

Normalized spelling for "Hāfiḍ" throughout the text.