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Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 2 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 2 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 2 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

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Superscript is indicated by caret signs, e.g. ALEX^R.




  TRAVELS
  INTO
  BOKHARA;
  _&c. &c._

  VOL. II.




  LONDON:
  Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE,
  New-Street-Square.




  TRAVELS
  INTO
  BOKHARA;

  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.

  BY
  LIEUT. ALEX^R BURNES, F.R.S.

  OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SERVICE;
  AS^T POLITICAL RESIDENT IN CUTCH, AND LATE ON A MISSION TO
  THE COURT OF LAHORE.

  ----“Per syrtes iter æstuosas,
  ... _per inhospitalem
  Caucasum, vel quæ loca fabulosus
      Lambit Hydaspes_.”
  HOR.

  IN THREE VOLUMES.

  VOL. II.

  LONDON:
  JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

  MDCCCXXXIV.




CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.


  CHAPTER XII.

  JOURNEY IN THE DESERT OF THE TOORKMUNS.

                                                                     Page

  Journey to the Oxus.--Sand Hills.--Freezing of the
  Oxus.--Meanness of native Traders.--The Oxus.--Oxus of
  Alexander’s Historians.--Charjooee: its Bazar.--The
  Desert.--Slaves.--The Caravan.--Well of Balghooee.--Dangers
  of the Desert.--Seerab.--Camel’s Milk--An eastern
  Caravan.--Oochghooee and wandering Toorkmuns.--Ruins of
  Castles.--Moorghab.--Remarks on the Desert.--A Toorkmun
  Camp.--Orgunje Officers.--Precarious Situation                     1-34


  CHAP. XIII.

  CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNEY IN THE TOORKMUN DESERT.

  River of Merve.--Amusements.--Knights and Heroines of
  Merve.--Alarm.--Toorkmuns: their Laws of Plunder.--Training of
  the Horses.--Reflections.--Meeting of the Caravan.--Claims
  against us.--Continuation of the Desert.--Whirlwinds.--The
  High Lands of Persia.--Mirage.--Plants of the
  Desert.--Allamans.--Unsuccessful Party.--Arrival
  at Shurukhs.--Detention.--Alarms.--Dissipation of
  them.--Toorkmun Customs.--Fortitude of a Slave.--Toorkmun
  Song.--Toorkmun House.--Mode of Feasting.--Success of
  the Allamans.--Inconveniences.--Mad Camel.--Departure
  from Shurukhs.--Increased Caravan.--Entrance
  into Persia.--Moozderan or Durbund.--Approach to
  Meshid.--Tarantulla.--Adventure.--Ghoozkan Slaves.--Troubled
  Country                                                           35-75


  CHAP. XIV.

  KHORASAN.

  Arrival in Meshid.--Interview with Khoosrou Meerza.--Meshid
  described.--Shrine of Imam Ruza.--Grave of Nadir
  Shah.--Illumination.--Departure from Meshid.--Koochan.--Camp
  of the Prince.--European Officers.--Abbas Meerza.--Interview.--
  Acquaintances.---Future Plans.--Separation from Dr. Gerard        76-99


  CHAP. XV.

  JOURNEY AMONG THE TOORKMUNS OF THE CASPIAN.

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