The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest TimesMethuen & Company, 1899 - 444 頁 |
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Abdullah Abū Muslim Akkal Amir ancient Arabs army Asian attack Bāber Bactria Bahrām Balkh became Bokhara Bokhāran brother Caliph capital Caspian Central Asia century Chaghatay chief Chinese Chingiz Chingiz Khan civilisation command conquest Daryā death defeated desert died dynasty east Eastern empire expedition Farghāna fled force frontier Geok Teppe governor Guignes Herāt hordes India inhabitants invaded Irāk Islām Kara-Khitays Karshi Khākān Khān Khanate Khānates Khiva Khojend Khorāsān Khwārazm king Kirghiz Kokand Kutayba marched master Merv miles Mohammad Mohammedan Mongolian Mongols Moser Narshakhi Nasr Nasrullah nomads O'Donovan oasis Oxus peace Persian possession prince province railway reign revolt Russian Samarkand Sanjar Sarakhs Seljuks sent Shāh Shahrisabz Shaybānī Skobeleff Soghdiana steppes succeeded successor Sultan Tabari Tarikh-i-Rashidi Tashkent Tekkes territory throne Timur took town Transcaspian Transoxiana tribes troops Tsar Turkestan Turkish Turkoman Turks Ubaydullah ul-Kerim Uzbegs Vambéry vezir Yezid Yué-Chi
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第 99 頁 - Salih had again taken the field. Among the lieutenants of the latter was a certain Ya'kub ibn Layth, who was destined to play an important part in the history of his time, and to establish a powerful though short-lived dynasty. He is one of the most popular heroes of Persian history, and so many anecdotes have clustered round his name that it is difficult to separate truth from romance. His origin was certainly obscure, and he appears to have been the son of a...
第 197 頁 - The throne itself was six feet long by four broad ; it stood on six massive feet, which, with the body, were of solid gold, inlaid with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds. It was surmounted by a canopy of gold supported by twelve pillars, all richly emblazoned with costly gems, and a fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy.
第 411 頁 - It invariably happens in such cases that the interests of security on the frontier, and of commercial relations, compel the more civilised state to exercise a certain ascendency over neighbours whose turbulence and nomad instincts render them difficult to live with. First, we ' have incursions and pillage to repress. In order to stop these we are compelled to reduce the tribes on our frontier to a more or less complete submission. Once this result is attained they become less troublesome, but in...
第 197 頁 - ... expanded, and the whole so inlaid with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, pearls and other precious stones of appropriate colors, as to represent life. The throne itself was six feet long by four feet broad. It stood on six massive feet, which, with the body, were of solid gold, inlaid with rubies, emeralds...
第 197 頁 - The throne itself was 6 ft. long by 4 ft. broad ; it stood on six massive feet, which, with the body, were of solid gold, inlaid with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds. It was surmounted by a canopy of gold, supported by twelve pillars, all richly emblazoned with costly gems, and a fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy. Between the two peacocks stood the figure of a .parrot of the ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald. On either side of the throne stood an umbrella,...
第 412 頁 - ... plunge into the depths of savage countries, where the difficulties and sacrifices to which it is exposed increase with each step in advance.
第 417 頁 - Government that the assumption of sovereignty over alien nationalities must not be attempted without very serious deliberation, inasmuch as such become, on annexation, Russian subjects, children of the Tsar, and invested with every privilege enjoyed by citizens of the empire.
第 418 頁 - In the case of the territory most recently acquired, the disturbances lasted for seven years—from 1878 to 1885. Between the latter year and 1888 we established a stable and logical frontier with the aid of Great Britain; and in the twelve years which have since elapsed there have been no expeditions throughout its length of 600 miles bordering on Persia, and 400 on Afghanistan. The latter country contains much inflammable material, but we have taken every means in our power to ensure that the internal...
第 412 頁 - The state is obliged to defend them against these depredations, and chastise those who commit them. Hence the necessity of distant and costly expeditions, repeated at frequent intervals, against an enemy whose social organisation enables him to elude pursuit. If we content ourselves with chastising the freebooters and then retire, the lesson is soon forgotten. Retreat is ascribed to weakness, for Asiatics respect only visible and palpable force ; that arising from the exercise of reason and a regard...
第 156 頁 - AH 624 (1227), at the age of sixty-four. The territory he and his sons had conquered stretched from the Yellow Sea to the Euxine, and included lands or tribes wrung from the rule of Chinese, Tanguts, Afghans, Persians, and Turks.