Central Asia: From the Aryan to the Cossack

Alexander Alexander Burnes ambassadors Ameer Amou Aral army Atalik Baber Badakhshan Balkh Baron Bokhara British called camels capital Captain caravan Caspian Sea Central Asia century chief China Chinese Chinghiz Khan Christians cloth Colonel Yule Cossacks crossed Darya death descended desert district east Eastern Toorkestan envoy feet force frontier gold hands head Herat Hindoo Hiouen Tsang hordes horses houses India inhabitants Jaxartes journey Karakoram Kashgar Khakhan Khanat Khiva Khokan Khorassan Khwarezm king Kipchaks Kirghiz Kunduz lake land Mawaralnahr Meerza Merv miles Moghul Mohammed Mohammedan mosque mountains Nadir Shah Oozbegs Otrar Oxus passed Persian plain population prince province river round route ruler Russian Samarkand sand sheep side silk slaves snow Sogdians steppe Syr Darya Tajeeks Tashkend Tatar tent Tian Shan Timour tion Toorkomans Toorks town trade travellers tribes troops Tunganis Urghunj valley villages walls women Yarkund Yassin