Sir Alfred Lyall
historical figure · 1 work · 2 mentions · 8 anchored passages
Lyall
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Dissertations on Early Law and Custom
Writer cited on the Chinese government's dealings with lesser gods.
Sir Alfred Lyall has amusingly described the liberties which the Chinese Government takes with war-gods and river-gods, promoting and deposing them by acts of State;
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Sir Alfred Lyall gives some striking illustrations of the unpopularity of territorial sovereignty in Central India.