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TRAVELS IN TURKISTAN.

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and merges in the Taghdungbash Pamir, which appears to be
merely a continnation of the valley at a higher elevation. This
Parnir lies to the north of and nearly parallel to the Little Pamir,
from which it is separated by a broad chain of hills joining witli
the Neza Tash mountains west of Sirikol, and forming one un-
broken range. Ivirghiz occupy it for pasture as far as the Kasli-
ghar boundary, said to bc twenty “tasli” (about eighty miles)
beyond the fort. The Taghdungbash Kirghiz were originally
subject to Ivunjut, but some seven or eight years ago, on being
attacked and plundered by the Hunza people, tliey moved bodily
to the Sirikol district and settled in Tagharma. On Sirikol
falling under the Kashghar rule, the Taghdungbash Pamir was
annexed, and its old nomad inhabitants now pasture their
flocks there in perfect security. A daughter of Ghazan Klian,
the present chief of Hunza Kunjut, is one of tlie many wives of
the Atalik, and this connection, added to the wholesome dread in
which the Amir is held, has had a good effect in restraining to
some extent the plundering and slave-stealing propensities of
the cruel Kunjutis. Mir Futteh Ali Shali, of Wakhan, brother-
in-law to the Hunza chief, also took credit to himself for tliis
improved state of things. He tokl me that, at tlie Atalik’s
request, he used his infiuence with Ghazan Khan, and induced
him to order the discontinuance of robbery by his people in
Kashghar territory and on the Yarkand and Tibet road.

The road between Sirikol and Hunza lies alone; the Taodi-
dungbash Pamir to the descent on the southern side of the
Muztagh range, and the distance is said to be a little over 100
miles. The Taghdungbash Pamir slopes appear to lead
gradually up to the mountain crest, judging from the account
given to me by Kusulla, a native of Jummu, and formerly a
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