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JOHN CHILDS AND SON, PRINTERS.

JOHN CHILDS AND SON, PRINTERS.

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 Rawlinson's Theory-Ancient Course of the Oxus-The Amou of the Present Day-The Jaxartes, or Syr-The Caspian Sea

CHAPTER II.

EARLY HISTORY.

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Early Inhabitants-Scythians-Under Darius and Xerxes-Mount Imaus -Margiana-Bactria-Sogdiana-Alexander's Campaigns-Sikunder Zulkarnain-The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom-The Parthians-The Scytho-Chinese Domination-The Sassanides-Ardesheer, Hormuz, Feroze, Kobad, Nousheerwan, Khosroo Purvez, Yezdijerd—Arab Conquest-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

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46-66

CHAPTER IV.

THE MOGHULS.

Origin of the Moghuls—-Chinghiz Khan-Conquest of Northern ChinaMassacre of Tatar Envoys at Otrar-Reduction of Otrar-Defeat and Flight of Mohammed Shah-Capture of Bokhara-Capture of Samarkand, Termedh, Balkh, Talikhan, Merv, Nishapoor, Herat, and Urghunj-Death of Chinghiz-His Yasak or Code-Batou Khan's Irruption 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 Karakoram

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