Travels into Bokhara (Volume 3 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 — John Shaqi
Travels into Bokhara (Volume 3 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 3 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
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
CHAP. VI.
THE INDUS FROM TATTA TO HYDRABAD.
Sand-banks--Course of the River--Towns--Country
Supplies--Trade--Means of improving it--Boats; their Deficiency
255
CHAP. VII.
THE INDUS FROM HYDRABAD TO SEHWUN.
Course and Depth--Fulailee River--Current--Importance of
this Part of the River--Crossing the Indus--Navigation of
it--Towns--Sehwun--Mountains of Lukkee 260
CHAP. VIII.
THE INDUS FROM SEHWUN TO BUKKUR.
Position of Bukkur--Fertility of the Country--Current--Eastern
Bank of the Indus--Western Bank--Fortress of Bukkur--Roree and
Sukkur--Alore; its Antiquity--Khyrpoor and Larkhanu--Productions
of the Soil 267
CHAP. IX.
THE INDUS FROM BUKKUR, TILL JOINED BY THE PUNJAB RIVERS.
Breadth and Depth--Boats--Country--Shikarpoor and Subzul--Swell
of the Indus--Tribes on the River 275
CHAP. X.
THE INDUS FROM MITTUN TO ATTOK.
Description of the River--Dera Ghazee Khan--Line of
Commerce--Military Expeditions; why they avoided the
Indus--Bridging the Indus 281
CHAP. XI.
THE CHENAB, OR ACESINES, JOINED BY THE SUTLEGE, OR HESUDRUS.
Chenab--Junction--Banks of the Chenab--Ooch; its Productions 286
CHAP. XII.
ON BHAWUL KHAN’S COUNTRY.
Limits--Nature of the Country--Its Power and
Importance--Daoodpootras; their Descent--The reigning
Family--Trade of Bhawulpoor 290
CHAP. XIII.
THE PUNJAB.
Extent of Runjeet Sing’s Country--Changes in the Seik
Government--Probable Consequences of the Ruler’s Death--His
Policy--Sirdars--Revenues of the Punjab--Military Resources and
Strength--Cities 295
CHAP. XIV.
THE CHENAB, OR ACESINES, JOINED BY THE RAVEE, OR HYDRAÖTES.
Chenab Described--Boats on it--Crossing the River--Province of
Mooltan 300
CHAP. XV.
THE RAVEE, OR HYDRAÖTES, BELOW LAHORE.
The Ravee--Its tortuous Course and difficult
Navigation--Towns--Lahore--Umritsir Toolumba 305
CHAP. XVI.
A MEMOIR ON THE EASTERN BRANCH OF THE INDUS, AND THE RUN OF
CUTCH.
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