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Oudh, town, India
(Encyclopedia)Oudh, town, India: see Ayodhya.India-rubber tree
(Encyclopedia)India-rubber tree: see fig.Kochi, city, India
(Encyclopedia)Kochi, city, India: see under Cochin. ...Salem, city, India
(Encyclopedia)Salem, city (1991 pop. 578,291), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. There are manufactures in chemicals, electrical products, tools, and brass goods; handloom weaving remains a significant industry. Iron and...South India, Church of
(Encyclopedia)South India, Church of, Indian Protestant church, formed in 1947 by the merger of Anglican dioceses in India, Myanmar, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka); the Methodist Church of South India; and the South India ...East India Company, British
(Encyclopedia)East India Company, British, 1600–1874, company chartered by Queen Elizabeth I for trade with Asia. The original object of the group of merchants involved was to break the Dutch monopoly of the spic...French East India Company
(Encyclopedia)French East India Company: see East India Company, French. ...Dutch East India Company
(Encyclopedia)Dutch East India Company: see East India Company, Dutch. ...British East India Company
(Encyclopedia)British East India Company: see East India Company, British. ...Krishna, river, India
(Encyclopedia)Krishna kĭstˈnə [key], river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in Maharashtra state, central India, in the Western Ghats, and flowing SE and then E through Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh ...Browse by Subject
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