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Omar, caliph, founds the city of BafTora, 99.

Ornrns, the ifland of, feized by the Portugueze , I

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Pagodas of India , general account of, 27 6. 335. are placedwith aftronomical precifion, 36s.

Palibotbra, endeavours to afcertain the fituation of thatcity, zp6.

Palmyra, byywhom, and on what occafion built, 47. itsftuper.dous ruins, 48. its prefent ilate, 50.

Panjab , progrefs of Alexander the Great through thatcountry, 16.

Papyrus, occafion of its being difufed for writing on ,232.

Parchment , when firft ufed for the record of charters and* deeds, 232.

Pariars, the moil contemptible race of men in India ,231. 34<r.

Patna , evidences of its not being the ancient city ofPalibothra , 205:.

Pearls, their high eftimation among the Romans , <; 6.were dearer than diamonds, 214.

Pera, the chief fubutb of Conftantinople, granted to theGenoefe on the fubverfion of the Latin empire there ,120. the Genoefe expelled by the Turks, 132.

Perjla, how the commerce between that country and Tndiawas conducted, 41^ vigorous cultivation of the India trade, 92. the filk trade engroffed by the Perfians, 94.their extortions introduce the filk-worm to Europe , 93.is conquered by the Arabs , 98. Neftorian churchesplanted there, 104. amount of the revenue of thePerfian monarchs from Herodotus , 194. initances oftheir ancient aver Goa to the fed, 301.