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Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3): Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833Burnes, Alexander, Sir

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Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3): Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833

Name: Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3): Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833
Author: Burnes, Alexander, Sir

Burnes, Alexander, Sir

Afghanistan -- Description and travel; Asia, Central -- Description and travel; Bukhoro (Uzbekistan) -- Description and travel; Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841 -- Travel; Indus River Valley -- Description and travel

Arrival of Mr. Wolff.--Nawab Jubbar Khan.--Introduction to
  the Chief of Cabool.--Conversations.--Tomb of the Emperor
  Baber.--Prospect.--Intercourse with the People.--Cabool; its
  Bazars.--Traditions.--Coins.--Armenians.--Entertainment.--Gardens
  of Cabool.--Fruits and Wines.--Bala Hissar, or
  Prison.--Difference in Asiatic and European Manners.--Eed,
  or Festival.--Tomb of Timour Shah.--Alchymy and
  Minerals.--Freemasonry.--Jewish Origin of the Afghans;
  Opinions regarding it.--Party.--The Kaffirs, a singular
  People.--Preparations.--Shikarpooree Merchants.--Money
  Arrangements.--Civilisation by Commerce                       133-170


  CHAP. VI.

  JOURNEY OVER THE HINDOO KOOSH, OR SNOWY MOUNTAINS.

  Quit Cabool.--Cafila-bashee.--Contraband
  Korans.--Julraiz.--Valley of the Cabool River.--Fish
  Preserve.--Ghuzni.--Pass of Oonna.--Effects of Snow.--Family
  of Huzaras.--Goître.--Ali Illahi.--Yezdan Buksh Huzara.--Pass
  of Hajeeguk and Kaloo.--Mountain Scenery.--Bameean excavated
  City.--Idols of Bameean.--Geographical Errors.--Leave
  Afghanistan.--Uzbek Chief of Syghan.--Feelings on entering
  Tartary.--Pass of Dundan Shikun.--Ruhmut oollah Khan.--Uzbek
  Pity.--Mahommedan Law.--Companions.--Asiatic Opinions of
  Europe.--Pass of Kara Koottul.--Adventures.--Life of a
  Traveller.--Modes of Salutation.--Tremendous Defiles.--Poisonous
  Plant.--Heibuk reptiles.--Houses.--People.--Khooloom and Plains
  of Tartary                                                    171-206


  CHAP. VII.

  SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES.--JOURNEY TO KOONDOOZ.

  Difficulties at Khooloom.--Sketch of Moorcroft’s
  disasters.--Departure for Koondooz.--Favourable
  Opportunity for escape.--Night Adventure.--My Account of
  myself.--Imbecility of our Conductor.--Visiters, manner of
  Tea-drinking.--Traditions of Alexander the Great.--Interview
  with the Chief of Koondooz.--Incidents illustrative of Uzbek
  Character.--Koondooz; its Chief.--Departure from Koondooz.--Quit
  Khooloom.--Avaricious Conduct of our Conductor.--Dangers of the
  Road to Balkh.--Mirage.--Muzar.--Tomb of Mr. Trebeck.--Arrival
  at Balkh.--Intelligence of the Cafila-bashee                  207-236


  CHAP. VIII.

  BALKH, AND JOURNEY TO BOKHARA.

  Description of Balkh.--Climate.--Coins found at
  Balkh.--Cafila-bashee.--Grave of Mr. Moorcroft.--Quit
  Balkh.--Ancient Bactriana.--Correctness of Quintus
  Curtius.--Desert of the Toorkmuns.--Reach the Oxus.--Singular
  manner of crossing it.--The Caravan.--Kiz Kooduk.--A
  Khwaju.--Literature.--Amazons of Lakay.--Kirkinjuk.--A
  Slave.--Knotty Points.--Snowy Mountains.--Kurshee.--Sickness
  of our Party.--Alarms of a Traveller.--Letter
  to the Minister of Bokhara.--Kurshee.--Market
  at Karsan.--Uzbeks.--Abdoolla Khan; his
  Munificence.--Acquaintances.--Fatigues.--Reflections.--Arrival
  in Bokhara                                                    237-266


  CHAP. IX.

  BOKHARA.

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