Burnes, Alexander: Travels into Bokhara: containing the narrative of a voyage on the Indus from the sea to Lahore, ... and an account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia ; performed by order of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 32, and 33 (Band 3) (London, 1835)

CONTENTS.

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CHAP. V.

NOTICE ON IARKONI), AND ITS INTERCOURSE WITH PEKIN,
BOKHARA, AND TIBET.

Paga

Chinese Province of Yarkund. —- Sketch of its History.
— Mode of governing it by the Chinese. — Singular
Mode of communicating with Pekin. — Inhabitants.
—Kalmuks, curious Customs. — Anecdote of the
Chinese Police. — Country between Yarkund and
Tibet.—Communications with Bokhara.—Notice of
Kokan ... - 191—199

CHAP. VI.

ON THE MOUNTAINS OF HINDOO KOOSH.

Range so called. — Height. — General Features. — Pro-
ductions.— Formation of the Rocks.—True Mountain
of Hindoo Koosh - - - 200—209

CHAP. VII.

T0ORKMANIA, OR THE COUNTRY OF THE TOORKMUNS.

Toorkmania : Country so called. — Nature of it and the
Toorkmuns.— Origin of the Toorkmuns.— Tribes. —
Language. — Account of Merve. — General Character-
istics of the People of Toorkmania - 210—220

CHAP. VIII.

ON THE INROADS OF THE TATARS, WITH A NOTICE OF THE
TRIBES IN TO0RKISTAN.

Invasions of the Tatars sketched.— Sources from whence
they sprung, investigated. — Exaggerated Numbers. —