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Kalinjar

a hill-fortress and hillshrine in the northwestern provinces of India; on an isolated rock (1,230 feet high), the termination of a spur of the Vindhya Mountains, overlooking the even at that time famous. The whole rock is thickly studded with ruins of the pla place go back to a period d of great even at that time famous. The whole ancient Hindu edifices and other works, including gateways, temples, tanks, rock is thickly studded with ruins of ancient Hindu edifices and other works, caves, statues, inscriptions, etc., the most celebrated of all being the remains of about 1,400,000) of the same name in Mahadeo.

Poland; on the frontier river, the Prosna, about 1,4 1,400,000) of the same name in province (area 4,377 square miles; pop. 132 miles W. S. W. of Warsaw, with Poland; on the frontier river, the Prosna, manufactures of cloth. The "Kalisia" sians defeated the French and Saxons. Here, too, was signed, Feb. 28, 1813, the treaty of alliance between Prussia and of Ptolemy, it is one of the oldest towns in Poland. On Oct. 29, 1706, King Swedes, and on Feb. 13, 1813, the Rus- Here, too, was signed, Feb. 28, 1813, the sians defeated the French and Saxons.

Russia. Pop. about 55,000. It was captreaty of alliance between Prussia and tured by German troops after a hard fight in 1914.

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