CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. GENERAL OUTLINE. The Aralo-Caspian Sea-General Outlines of Central Asia-The Aral Sea CHAPTER II. EARLY HISTORY. PAGE .. 1-21 Early Inhabitants-Scythians-Under Darius and Xerxes-Mount Imaus CHAPTER III. .. 22-45 Mawaralnahr in the 10th century-Bokhara-Samarkand-Khwarezm— CHAPTER IV. THE MOGHULS. Origin of the Moghuls-Chinghiz Khan-Conquest of Northern China— 67-95 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. PAGE .. 1-21 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. 22-45 Mawaralnahr in the 10th century-Bokhara-Samarkand-Khwarezm— The Ghuz-Ibn Mohalhal's Travels-The Samanides-The Ghuzneevides-The Seljook Dynasty-Alp Arslan-Malek Shah—Sanjar— Kingdom of Khwarezm-Conquest of Mawaralnahr by the Moghuls -Jelal-ood-deen . 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 ..67-95 |