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'A HUNDRED YEARS AGO,' 'MISSIONARY LIFE IN THE SOUTHERN SEAS,'
ETC. ETC.
LONDON:
TINSLEY BROTHERS, 8, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND.
1875.
[All Rights reserved.]
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL OUTLINE,
The Aralo-Caspian Sea-General Outlines of Central Asia-The Aral Sea
-The Ust Urt-The Chink-Historical Allusions-Sir Henry Raw-
linson's Theory-Ancient Course of the Oxus-The Amou of the Pre-
sent Day-The Jaxartes, or Syr-The Caspian Sea
CHAPTER II.
EARLY HISTORY,
Early Inhabitants-Scythians-Under Darius and Xerxes-Mount Imaus
-Margiana-Bactria-Sogdiana-Alexander's Campaigns. -Sikun-
der Zulkarnain-The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom-The Parthians-The
Scytho-Chinese Domination-The Sassanides-Ardesheer, Hormuz,
Feroze, Kobad, Nousheerwan, Khosroo Purvez, Yezdijerd-Arab Con-
quest-Justinian and Dizabulus-Embassy of Zemarchus
CHAPTER III.
Mawaralnahr in the 10th century—Bokhara—Samarkand-Khwarezm—
The Ghuz-Ibn Mohalhal's Travels-The Samanides-The Ghuznee-
vides-The Seljook Dynasty-Alp Arslan-Malek Shah-Sanjar—
Kingdom of Khwarezm-Conquest of Mawaralnahr by the Moghuls
-Jelal-ood-deen
PAGE
1-21
22-45
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CHAPTER IV.
THE MOGHULS.
Origin of the Moghuls--Chinghiz Khan-Conquest of Northern China-
Massacre of Tatar Envoys at Otrar-Reduction of Otrar-Defeat and
Flight of Mohammed Shah-Capture of Bokhara-Capture of Samar-
kand, Termedh, Balkh, Talikhan, Merv, Nishapoor, Herat, and Ur-
ghunj-Death of Chinghiz-His Yasak or Code-Batou Khan's Irrup-
tion into Europe-The Moghul Empire-Papal Missions to the Great
Khan-Reply of Kuyouk Khan-Mangou Khan's Rebuke-Mission of
William de Rubruquis-Tatar Customs-The Moghul Court at Kara-
koram
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