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the whole territory. From this time
some historians call Hindostan Indo-Scy-
thia. Then followed the Romans. The
Emperor Traian, in the beginning of the
second century, invaded it nearly in the
track of Alexander, and India became
for a time at least, nominally Roman
province.
Thus in history our records are prin-
cipally confined to the incursions or con-
quests of the northern nations, mixing
and minglirg the races, and no doubt
really furnishing the ground of their dis
tinctons, or castes-the conquerors be-
coming first aud crowding down all be-
! fore them.
In the course of the 9TH century the
Chinese extended their conquests to the
west until they subjugated the greater
portion of India. The following century
the Mahometans, or Arabians, overran
the country from the north and estab-
lished kingdom, and probably a new
caste. Gengis Khan, emperor OF the
Monguls, carried bis irresistible armies
over the land, and his successor under
the name Of king, emperor, or great
t Mogul, held control of large number
of its Indian divisions, incorporating
their power with that of the Mah1met
ans. The Patan dynasty, and kingdom
t of Delhi, was founded by Kutub, Mus
sulman emperor of the Ghunrides, in the
18th century. His throne was disturbed
q by Tamerlane, or "Timour the Tartar"
a about A. D. 400, who overthrow the ar
= mics of Delhi, and laid the city in ruins.
a But after the death of Timour the king
e recovered his power, and his descend
n ants exercised it with varying justice
= ard injustice until A. D. 1903, when it
= was ceded to the English for a consider
n alton, the name being retained while the
Y power was transferred. The present
k king of Delhi, EOw a prisoner to the
e British, after short reign in the capital,
0 is supposed to be lineal descendant OF
# Kutub.
5, And thus Is the history Of this golden
S land, the most fertile, the most beautiful
i, and one Of the most populous portions Of
N this earth, marked by the periods al
5, which it has been subjugated by the in.
u, vader, the people numerous but effem.
A. mate, always too weak to successfully
Is resist the great robbers, who under the
A. name of conquerors have rushed acros:
F. their territory, marking their progress
y by devastation, fire and blood. At last
l. the Anglo-Saxon has triumphcd, and the
to arts and religion of Europeans has beer
y introduced, which are controlling the ole
ID teachers, and really bonofttins tho poo
It, pie every way, except that they impose
Of on them the idea of subsection.
in IF we were disposed to show the full
re filment of prophecy, we would maintain
De that one or more of the sons of Canaan
III originally settled India; that Shem, thro
S the Arabians and Monguls, made g Ca
lg naan his servant" and that now, Japhet
ne the Briton, dwelleth in the tents 0
ee Shem, and Canaan is his servant"
I'd The various races, classes or castles
be of India, probably had their origin, a
&C. we have said, in the successive conquer
nd ors, the last invader taking the highes
to caste. Still they account for them, a
Oh they do everything else, referring thei
an origin to the gods. According to tn
&C. mode quoted above, the first four cIasse
of sprung from the four parts of the bod
n of Brahma, who was himself derive
Eat from an egg produced by the power an
nd motion Of the waters. Other writer
I'M affirm that the supreme deity, Vishnl
he composed himself to sleep on thousan
,u- headed serpent, which foated upon Ii
de surface Of the waters. After nap
am some millions Of years, water lii
Ild grew from his body, and from its fowt
O, Brahma was born. After c, eating ii
world anew he proceeded to make ma
er, when the Brahmins proceeded from h
in head, the Kshutryus from his arms, Il
of Voishnus from his breast, and the Sh
itv dras from his feet; hence the Brahmil
err are entitled to very high rank, but IL
the Shudras are hardly regarded as hums
os- beings. These four classes have, fro
the various causes, been divided into abo'
eir two hundred distinct castles. There a
ike pears to be no means by which one CT
airs pass from his own to different cas-
lia, Even one of higher caste cannot ia
red an honorable dismission and enter a 10
not er. Where they are born, there tn
the must die. or be utterly cast out of
a. ] Il II