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CH A P TE R X X X V I .
THE ZARAFSHAN PROVINCE.
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The province, a triangular valley.— Its three mountain ranges, and
their passes.— The Zarafshan river: its source, affluents, canals,
and floods.— Divisions of the province.^Kohistan d istrict: its
geology, cultivation, climate, and population.-^Zarafshan
epidemics, and leprosy.—‘Ethnology of the p rovince.— Galtchas,
or Tajiks of the mountains : their physical characteristics,
political constitution, and domestic customs.— Tajiks of the
plains.— Gypsies, Afghans, and Arabs.— Population of the
province.— Towns and roads . . .. . ■ ' C'| * 5 3 3
CH A P T E R X X X V I I .
FROM KHOKAND TO SAMARKAND.
Locality of Khokand productive of goitre.— Its causes and remedy.
— Departure from Khokand.— Travellers sleeping in the street.
Return to Khojend.— History and name of town : its divisions,
gardens, and public buildings.— Climate and trade of Khojend.
— Stations to Samarkand.— Long stage to Ura-Tiube.— View
of the town.— Its sacred placèâ, buildings, and trade.— Religious
and moral condition of inhabitants.— The “ Gates of Tamerlane.”
— The Sart pastime of K o k -b a r i— Kirghese racing
games.— Native festivals.— Flora of Z a ra fsh anB hts exotic and
remarkable plants.— Fording the ' Zarafshan— Approaching
Samarkand . . . ■ • • • • • •
CH A P T E R X X X V I I I .
THE AN C IEN T CAPITAL OF THE TIMURIDS.
History of Maracanda.— Tamerlane’ s capital.— Ancient ruins.—
Antiquities of Tamerlane's day.— Ulu g-Beg’ s observatory.
The Russian Governor’ s palace.— The Gur-Emir: its tombstones,
history, and relics.;—Mosque of Shah-Zindeh: its
legends, ornamentation, and places of devotion. — Ruin of
Bibi-Khanum medresse : its architecture, and miracle-working
lectern.— Bibi-Khanum’ s tomb.— The Citadel Palace and the
Kok-tash stone: its legendary history and uses.— Timur’s
palace of Ishrat-Khana
CH A P T E R X X X IX .
MUHAMMADAN AND JEW ISH SAMARKAND.
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K l ’ s-eye view o f Samarkand.— Its former and present dimensions.
Khoja-Akhrar medresse, and remarkable enamelling.—
Koran of Othman.— Tradition of Tamerlane’ s library.— The
Rhigistan, with medresses of Ulug-Beg, Shir-Dar, and Tillah-
Kari.— Varieties of enamelled bricks.— A butcher’ s shrine.—
Visit to Jewish quarter during the Feast of Tabernacles.—
Synagogue choristers. f lV i s i t to rabbi.— Local traditions of
Jews in China.— Hebrew p r o n u n c ia t io n ...........................................580
CH A P T E R X L .
RUSSIAN SAMARKAND.
Visit to military hospital.— Sart disease : its characteristics and
I treatmentB-Hospitals for native women and men.— A case of
I spastic paralysis.— Russian and native education.— Turkistan
I troops, forts, arms, and uniforms.— Education and morals of
I officers and men.—-Samarkand bazaar, population, and in-
I dustries.— Characteristics of woven products.— Public-houses
I of Zarafshan, and the Turkistan liquor traffic.— Governor’ s in-
I formation respecting the soil, crops, and trees of the province.
I — Attendants for our journey, and Asiatic interpreter.gPur-
I chase of antiquities and distribution of the Scriptures.— General
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CH A P T E R X L I .
THE RUSSIAN OCCUPATION OF TURKISTAN.
Khokandian advance to Syr-daria and subjugation of Kirghese.—
1 Khivan approach from the W e st.— Russian approach from the
I North.— Ak-Mesjed taken in 1853.— Consolidation of Russian
■ advance, 1854 to 1864.— Proposed junction of Siberian and Syr-
1 darian lines of forts.— Capture of Turkistan and Aulie-Ata,
■ 1864.— The columns united and Chimkent captured.— Tashkend
I unsuccessfully attacked. — Prince Gortschakoff’ s letter on
I Russian advances.— Tashkend taken.— W a r with Bokhara.—
1 Russian march to Jizakh, 1866.— Chemaieff superseded by
Romanovsky.— Bokhariots routed at I ija r .— Nau and Khojend
I captured.— Russian attacks on Ura-Tiube and Jizakh.— Forma-
I tion of Turkistan general government under von Kaufmann,
I 1867.— Capture of Samarkand.— Final defeat of Bokhariots at
I Zerbulak, 1868.— Emir’ s submission and request for aid in
I quelling rebellion.— Russian interposition in the Ili valley.—