Central Asia

Alexander Alexander Burnes ambassadors Ameer Amou Aral army Atalik Baber Badakhshan Balkh banks Baron Bokhara British called camels capital Captain caravan Caspian Sea Central Asia century chief China Chinese Chinghiz Khan Christians cloth Colonel Yule crossed Darya death descended desert district Eastern Toorkestan empire envoy feet frontier gates gold hands head Herat Hindoo hordes horses houses India inhabitants Jaxartes journey Karakoram Kashgar Khakhan Khanat Khiva Khoja 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 reign river round route ruler Russian Samarkand sand sheep side silk slaves snow Sogdians steppe Syr Darya Tashkend Tatar tent Tian Shan Timour tion Toorkomans Toorks town trade travellers tribes troops Tunganis Urghunj valley villages walls women Yarkund Yassin