=Kashgar=, Eastern Turkestan. 39N. 76E. Rebelled against China, and became capital of Yakub Beg's dominions, 1865; retaken by Chinese, 1877. (See 'Travels of Marco Polo,' Rawlinson's 'England and Russia in the East,' Little's 'Far East.') =Kashmir, Vale of=, Kashmir. 34N. 75E. Scene of the story of 'The Light of the Haram' in Moore's 'Lalla Rookh.' =Kasur=, Punjab. 31N. 75E. Alleged to have been f. by Kusa, son of Rama. Besieged by Bhangi chiefs, 1763, 1770; Ranjit Singh defeated Kutb-ud-din Khan, 1807. =Katwa=, Bengal. 24N. 88E. Sacred town as res. of apostle Chaitanya. =Kaveripak=, Madras. 13N. 79E. Rajah Sahib and French defeated by Clive, 1752. (See Malleson's 'Decisive Battles of India.') =Kaveripatnam=, Madras. 12N. 78E. Taken from Hyder Ali by British, 1767. =Kendubilwa=, Bengal. 24N. 88E. Bp. and burial-place of Jayadeva, composer of 'Gita Govinda.' (See R. C. Dutt's 'Lit. of Bengal.') =Kerbela=, Asiatic Turkey. 33N. 44E. Hosein, son of Caliph Ali, killed in battle with rival Yazid, 680; chief building of the city, visited by many pilgrims, is mosque containing Hosein's tomb. Subdued by Turks, 1843. =Kerkouk=, Kurdistan. 35N. 44E. Stormed and taken by Nadir Shah, 1741. Tomb is shown supposed to be of Daniel and other 'children of the furnace.' =Kerman=, Persia. 30N. 56E. Taken and plundered by Mahomed Khan, 1794. =Khaiba=, Arabia. 26N. 40E. Visited by C. M. Doughty, and described in 'Travels in Arabia Deserta.' =Khaiber Pass=, Afghanistan. 34N. 71E. In Afghan wars opposition to British passage overcome, 1839; terrible loss encountered in retreat, 1842; held by neighbouring Afridis, 1879. =Khatmandu=, Nepal. 28N. 85E. Believed to have been f. c. 723. Massacre of British, 1846. =Khios=, Asiatic Turkey. 38N. 26E. Famous as bp. of Ion, Theocritus, and Theopompus; contained the 'school of Homer.' =Khiva=, Russian Turkestan. 42N. 60E. Captured by Russians under General Kaufmann, 1873. (See Rawlinson's 'England and Russia in the East.') =Khuldabad=, Haidarabad. 20N. 75E. Contains many tombs of famous men, among others those of Nasir Jang and Aurungzebe. =Kiakhta=, Siberia. 50N. 107E. Described by Bishop Sheepshanks in 'My Life in Mongolia and Siberia.' =Kidron=, Palestine. 32N. 35E. Valley which was the scene of many incidents in biblical narratives; David crossed the River Kidron when fleeing from Absalom. Believed will be scene of Last Judgment. Mentioned by Jerome and Eusebius. =Kin-chau=, Manchuria. 39N. 121E. Japanese defeated Russians, 1904. =King-te-shen=, China. 29N. 117E. Partially destroyed by Tai-ping rebels, 1855. =Kioto=, Japan. 35N. 136E. F. by Kuwammu. Former capital of Japan. (See Lafcadio Hearn's 'Out of the East,' Kipling's 'From Sea to Sea.') =Kirtipur=, Punjab. 32N. 75E. Nanek, founder of Sikh religion, and compiler of 'Adi-Granth' died here.