AN ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF BOKHARA.
Limits and Extent.--Natural and political Divisions.--Physical
Geography: Face of the Country.--Climate and Phenomena.--
Rivers.--Mountains.--Mineral Productions.--Vegetable.--Necessaries
of Life.--Fruits and Wines.--Domestic Animals.--Wild Animals.--
Birds.--Silk Worms.--Diseases: Guinea Worm.--Cities and
Towns.--Population of the Kingdom 153-185
CHAP. II.
THE RIVER OXUS, OR AMOO; WITH SOME NOTICE OF THE SEA OF ARAL.
Source and Course of the Oxus.--Sea of Aral.--Capabilities of
the Oxus.--Depth, Current, and Slope.--Inundation.--Freezing.--
Craft on the Oxus.--Mode of navigating them.--Wood of the
Oxus.--Political and commercial Advantages of the River 186-199
CHAP. III.
ON THE VALLEY OF THE OXUS, ETC.
Sketch of the Countries upon it.--Koondooz.--Budukhshan.--Ruby
Mines.--Lapis Lazuli.--Mountain Districts North of
Budukhshan.--Their Language.--Pamere.--Singular
Animal, the Rass.--Chitral.--Gilgit.--Iskardo.--Their
Language.--Kaffirs.--Their Descent from Alexander
questioned.--Their Customs 200-213
CHAP. IV.
ON THE REPUTED DESCENDANTS ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Traditions regarding them.--Actual Condition of these reputed
Descendants.--Examination of their Claims.--Conjectures 214-219
CHAP. V.
ON THE SOURCES OF THE INDUS.
Interest attached to the Subject.--Received Opinions.--Their
Error.--Description of the Shyook, the great Head of the
Indus.--The Western Branch.--Country enclosed by both.--Name of
Cashgar misapplied.--Errors pointed out 220-226
CHAP. VI.
NOTICE OF YARKUND, AND ITS INTERCOURSE WITH PEKIN, BOKHARA, AND
TIBET.
Chinese Province of Yarkund.--Sketch of its History.--Mode of
governing it by the Chinese.--Singular Mode of communicating
with Pekin.--Inhabitants.--Kalmuks, curious Customs.--Anecdote
of the Chinese Police.--Country between Yarkund and
Tibet.--Communications with Bokhara.--Notice of Kokan 227-237
CHAP. VII.
ON THE MOUNTAINS OF HINDOO KOOSH.
Range so called.--Height.--General Features.--Productions.--
Formation of the Rocks.--True Mountain of Hindoo Koosh 238-248
CHAP. VIII.
TOORKMANIA, OR THE COUNTRY OF THE TOORKMUNS.
Toorkmania: Country so called.--Nature of it and the Toorkmuns.--
Origin of the Toorkmuns.--Tribes.--Language.--Account of Merve.--
General Characteristics of the People of Toorkmania 249-261
CHAP. IX.
ON THE INROADS OF THE TATARS, WITH A NOTICE OF THE TRIBES IN
TOORKISTAN.
Invasions of the Tatars sketched.--Sources from whence they
sprung, investigated.--Exaggerated Numbers.--Probabilities of
Success in modern Times.--Only two great tribes, Toorks and
Mundshoors.--Appearance of Tatars.--Physiognomy.--Chaghtye
and Uzbeks.--Kalmuks.--Kuzzaks and Kirgizzes.--Citizens of
Toorkistan.--Tatar and Magi Religion.--Concluding Observations 262-270
CHAP. X.
ON THE HORSES OF TOORKISTAN.
Toorkmun Horse.--Tradition of its Lineage.--Mode of
Feeding.--Varieties of the Toorkmun Horse.--Extent of the
Trade.--Great Characteristics of this noble Animal 271-277