=Kalgan=, China. 41N. 115E. Walled city mentioned by A. J. Little in 'The Far East.' =Kallinjar=, Bengal. 25N. 80E. Connected with worship of Siva. Attacked by Mahmoud of Ghazni, 1023; captured by Kutb-ud-din, 1203; besieged by Humayun, 1530; taken by Akbar, 1569; by British, 1812. =Kalpi=, United Provs. 26N. 80E. Said to have been f. by Basdeo. Captured by Kutb-ud-din, 1196; by Humayun, 1527; by British, 1798. =Kalyan=, Bombay. 19N. 73E. Captured by Portuguese, 1536; by Mohammedans, 1660; by British, 1780. =Kamagawa=, Japan. 35N. 140E. Town at which treaty was signed opening Japan to Europeans, 1854. =Kamakura=, Japan. 35N. 140E. Former capital of Shogunate, and contains colossal statue of Buddha. (See Lafcadio Hearn's 'Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan.') =Kampil=, Bengal. 28N. 79E. Mentioned in 'Mahabharata' as scene of wedding of Draupadi. =Kan-chow=, China. 39N. 101E. Described in 'Travels of Marco Polo.' =Kanchrapara=, Bengal. 22N. 88E. Bp. of Iswar Chandra Gupta. =Kandahar=, Afghanistan. 32N. 66E. F. by Ahmed Shah, 1747, near site of city f. by Alexander the Great, 330 B.C. Taken by British, 1839, 1879. Stormed by Ayub Khan, but relieved by Lord Roberts, 1880. =Kandy=, Ceylon. 7N. 81E. Contained temple in which was supposed to be a tooth of Buddha; destroyed by Portuguese. Capital of Ceylon, 1592; taken by Portuguese, 1796; entered by British, 1803; became British possession, 1815. =Kang-hwa= ('river-flower'), Korea. 38N. 127E. Plundered by French under Admiral Roze, 1866; attacked by Americans, 1871; peace established by treaty, 1875. =Kangra=, Punjab. 32N. 76E. Pillaged by Firoz Shah, 1360; taken by Sansar Chand, 1785. =Kapilavastu=, Nepal. 28N. 83E. Site of city not definitely known, but was ancient capital of Sakyas, and bp. of Buddha. (See Sir Edwin Arnold's 'Light of Asia.') =Karachi=, Sind. 25N. 67E. F. in 1725; ceded by Talpur Amirs to British, 1842. =Karakoram=, China. 46N. 102E. Said to be ancient capital of Genghis Khan. (See 'Travels of Marco Polo.') =Karazan=, China. 25N. 103E. Capital of province of Yun-Nan. (See 'Travels of Marco Polo.') =Karikal=, Madras, 11N. 80E. Ceded to French by Rajah of Tanjaur, 1739; seized by British, 1803; restored to French, 1814. =Karnal=, Punjab. 30N. 77E. Contains tomb of Bu-Ali Kalandar. Pillaged by Ibrahim Husain Mirza, 1573; captured by Mahrattas, 1787; by British, 1805. =Kars=, Armenia. 41N. 43E. Taken by Turks, 1546; fortified, 1579; conquered by Persians, 1744; by Russians, under Paskevitch, 1828; Ismael Pasha and General Williams held it unsuccessfully against Russians, 1855; stormed by Russians, 1877; and ceded to them, 1878. =Karur= ('embryo town'), Madras. 11N. 78E. Seized by British, 1760; by Hyder Ali, 1768; by General Medows, 1790.