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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... latter only external . - Influence of Mollahs.- Construction of Nomad Tents . Alaman , how conducted . - Persian Cowardice . - Turk- oman Poets . - Troubadours . - Simple Marriage Ceremonies.— Horses . - Mounds , how and when formed ...
... latter only external . - Influence of Mollahs.- Construction of Nomad Tents . Alaman , how conducted . - Persian Cowardice . - Turk- oman Poets . - Troubadours . - Simple Marriage Ceremonies.— Horses . - Mounds , how and when formed ...
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... latter the absence of these qual- ities is more than compensated by an integrity and an honorable frankness not possessed by his rival . The Persian can boast a poetic organization and an ancient civilization . The superiority of the ...
... latter the absence of these qual- ities is more than compensated by an integrity and an honorable frankness not possessed by his rival . The Persian can boast a poetic organization and an ancient civilization . The superiority of the ...
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... latter had broken his fealty to him , and had placed himself under the suzerainty of the Shah of Persia . Our European papers seemed to me to exaggerate the whole matter , and the story failed to excite in me the apprehensions it really ...
... latter had broken his fealty to him , and had placed himself under the suzerainty of the Shah of Persia . Our European papers seemed to me to exaggerate the whole matter , and the story failed to excite in me the apprehensions it really ...
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... latter was not always attainable , and now , through me , they had found a ready means of obtaining their obolus , or the satis- faction of their other wishes . It was thus that in the morning of the 20th of March four hadjis came to me ...
... latter was not always attainable , and now , through me , they had found a ready means of obtaining their obolus , or the satis- faction of their other wishes . It was thus that in the morning of the 20th of March four hadjis came to me ...
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... I was able , " Allah , ya Allah ! " Every such approximation to their sentiments and actions on my part was recounted by the young travelers to the older pilgrims , to the great delight of the latter , who never ceased repeating " Hadji.
... I was able , " Allah , ya Allah ! " Every such approximation to their sentiments and actions on my part was recounted by the young travelers to the older pilgrims , to the great delight of the latter , who never ceased repeating " Hadji.
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Afghans alaman ancient Andkhuy arrived bank bazar Bokhara Bokhariot bread camels caravan caravanserai Central Asia CHAP chief Chinese Tartary Cloth dervish desert distance Djemshidi Dost Mohammed Dost Mohammed Khan Effendi emir Emir of Bokhara encamped Ersari Etrek European eyes farther friends frontiers Göklen Gömüshtepe Hadji Bilal Hadji Salih heard Herat horsemen horses inhabitants Islam journey Karshi Kashgar Kerki kervanbashi Khan Khandjan Khiva Khodja Khodjend Khokand Kiptchak Kirghis Kizil Koran Kulkhan Kungrat latter Maymene Mecca medresse Mehemmed mehter Merv miles Mollah morning mosque mountain Murgab Mussulman night nomads obliged Oxus Özbegs passed Persian present prince race reached regarded respect route ruins Russian Samarcand sand Sarik Shah side slaves spite station sultan Sunnite surprised Tadjiks Tartars Teheran Tekke tenghe tents three khanats tilla Timour tion tomb travelers tribes Turkestan Turkish Turko Turkomans Ürgendj whole Yenghi Yomuts СНАР
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