CH A P TER X X X .
TASHKEND. y PAGE I
Asiatic Tash ken d: its four divisions, and their characteristics.—
Its buildings and population.— Russian Tashkend : its streets
and houses.— Population according to creeds, occupations, and
ages.— Visit to the Governor-General.-Arrangements for-distribution
of Scriptures, and my onward jo u rn e y .-V is its to
synagogues and the military hospital.— Statistics concerning
patients.— Diseases prevalent in T a sh ken d .-Dispen sa ry for
the natives.— Asylum for the a g ed .-T h e . officers club . | 43» I
CH A P T E R X X X I.
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T A S H K E N D ( Continued).
Bible wdrk at T a sh k en d .-V is it to M. Oshanin at J E M S
Antiquities and curiosities.— Assistance from Colonel Maiett.
— Visit to Asiatic Tashkend.— Purchase of Sart curiosities.
Household commodities.— Imports and exports of Tashkend.
Spring and autumn f a i r s .— Russian trade m Central Asia.
Excess of imports into R u ssia .-Influ ence of English cornpetn
tion.— V is it to seminary for training tea che rs— Tashkend
schools.— Visit to observatory.-Climate of T a sh k en d .-V is it
to Colonel Serpitzky at the camp.— Distribution of religious
literature.— The public library, and its Turkistan bibliograp y.
- D i n i n g w i t h t h e G o v e r n o r - G e n e r a l . - A r r a n g e m e n t s f o r
departure.— My carriages and Kamensky . • • 45jI
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FROM TASHKEND TO KHOJEND.
Central situation of Tashkend. - Post-road to J i z a k h . - T h e
“ H u ng ry ” Steppe.— Stations to Khojend.— Chirchik an
Angren r i v e r s .— Vegetation of Kurama and of Turlustan
ii„ uwoct trees and shrubs.— generally.— Forest sh ru b s .-FFrruuiitt ttrreeeess.. -GGaarrddeenn
and dyeing plants.— Kurama soil and cultivation of cereals.
Tourney from Tashkend.— Steppe vegetation.— An unruly horse.
— Fortified post-stations.— Approach to Khojend H
CH A P T E R X X X I I I .
THE PROVINCE OF FERGHANA.
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■Ferghana,” an old name of province revived.— Its form, size,
K aspect, and boundaries.-1—The A la i plateau and Pamir.—
I Explorations of Fedchenko, Kostenko, and Severtsoffi— Pamir
I climate, flora, and fauna.— Rivers of Ferghana.S-Lakes
I Kutban-Kul and Kara-Kul.— Ferghana climate and dust-fog.
■ Its geology and minerals, turquoise and petroleum.—
I Ferghana vegetation and tobacco.— Its towns and sacred
I places . . . . . . . . . . . 490
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A N EPITOME OF KHOKAND HISTORY.
Ferghana under Baber (1504) and his descendants— Its subjection
I to China, 1759.— Independence and extension under Narbuta,
■ 1770.— Madali and his conquests, 1821.— Communications
I with Russia and England.— Ferghana conquered by Emir of
i Bokhara, 1841.— Power of the regent, Mussulman K u l.S ||||
I Accession of Khudaiar Khan, 1844. — Khudaiar driven to
1 Bokhara, 1859.— Mulla Khan, and the regent Alim Kul.—
I Return of Khudaiar by help of Bokhara, 1862^-Khudaiar’ s
I authority strengthened by Russian treaty of 1868.— Revolt
■ of the people and suppression of the Khanate, 1876 . . . 502
CH A P T E R X X X V .
FROM KHO JEND TO KHOKAND.
Hospitality of Khojend Nachalnikl-^Stations to Khokand.— Sur-
■ rounding mountains and their minerals.— Sand barkhans.—
■ Native buildings j§§-Arrival at Khokand.— Lodging in summer
■ residence of Tim Bek.— M. Ushakoff our host.— Oriental
■ “ politeness.” — Visit to Synagogue.— Information concerning
■ Jews of Khokand and Bokhara.— The ba za ar: its jewellery,
■'ewers, and furs.— Khokand trade.— View from medresse of
I Murad B e k .— A puppet-show.— Inspection of hospital and
I Khan’ s palace.— Distribution of Scriptures.— Visit to native
I merchant.— Ferghana communications, and routes to Kashgar
■ and India .