Travels in Central Asia: Being the Account of a Journey from Teheran Across the Turkoman Desert on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand Performed in the Year 1863 |
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Afghans amongst ancient Andkhuy asses bank bazaar Bokhara Bokhariot bread camels Central Asia chief Chinese civilisation companions Constantinople Dervish desert distance district Djemshidi Dost Mohammed Dost Mohammed Khan Efendi Emir Emir of Bokhara encamped Etrek European eyes Frenghis friends frontiers Göklen Gömüshtepe Hadji Bilal Hadji Salih heard Herat horses inhabitants Islam journey karavan karavanserai Karshi Kashgar Kerki Kervanbashi Khanat Khandjan Khiva Khodja Khodjend Khokand Khudayar Khan Kiptchak Kirghis Kizil Koran Kulkhan Kungrat latter Maymene Mecca Medresse Mehemmed Mehter Merv miles Mollah morning mosque mountain Murgab Musselman night nomads obliged Oxus Özbegs passed Persian Post 8vo present prince reached regarded religion respect route ruins Russian Samarcand Sarik Shah side slaves spite station Sultan Sunnite surprised Tadjiks Tartars Teheran Tekke Tenghe tents Timour tion tomb travellers tribe Turkestan Turkish Turko Turkomans whilst whole Yenghi Yomuts