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'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.' [xii-v] (28/476)
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CONTENTS.
PART IL
CHAP. I.
Beloochistan. Name explained. — Extent. - Nusseer Khan's territories. - Grant by
Nadir Shah. — Geographical divisions. — Boundaries. Variety of features in the
kingdom. — Plan proposed to explain them. — Proof ol its mountainous nature. The
Brahooick mountains: — Why so called. — Description of them. — Conjecture regard-
ing their source. — Hindoo Koosh, or Indian Caucasus. fukhte Sooleman. Moun
tains of Mukran. — Description of them, — Connected with the Hazaruh mountains. —
Wild shepherds that inhabit a part of them. — Province of Laristan. — Its mountains.
— Capes Moobaruk and Arabah. — Kohistan. — How formed. — Bushkurd. — Name
explained. — Inhabitants. — Kohe Noushadir, or sal ammoniac hill. — Comparative
magnitude of the mountains of Beloochistan. — Detail ot it. Dushti be Doulut.
Kohun Wat. — Diagonal measurement. — Allowance to be made for inflexions of the
road. — Instance of its necessity. — Altitude of the Brahooick range. — Native opinion.
— How proved. — The city of Kelat, its highest point. — The Author's conjecture
respecting its perpendicular height above the sea. — The grounds of his reasoning. —
Defiles, Temperature of Kelat. — Comparison between the Brahooick mountains and
the Pyrenees. Recent discoveries tend to establish the mountains of Asia as the
highest in the world. — Further discussion deferred. — Motive. — The same applicable
to the brooks - - Page 249
CHAP. IL
First division of Beloochistan The provinces of Jhalawan and Sarawan and district ol
Kelat. Their extent. — Boundaries of the first. — Thuks or districts. Chief town.
Rivers. — Sarawan. — Its boundaries. — Districts. — Toomuns or villages ol tents.
District of Kelat. — Why distinguished from Sarawan. — Khanuzads or household
slaves. — Comparison between Jhalawan and Sarawan. — Extraordinary ruggedness of
the latter. — Population greater. — Probable cause. — Kelat the capital of all three.
History of it includes that of all Beloochistan. — Plan of detail proposed. Early
accounts. — Unknown and unexplored state of the Brahooick mountains. Greeks.
Their ideas. — Indo Scythia. — Its extent. — Author's surmise. Alexander the Great.
— Short sketch of his march. — Nature of the country demonstrates it. — Craterus.
His march. — Reason for the route he pursued. — Alexander's death. Beloochistan
forgotten. — Hindoo emperors. — Persian dynasties. — Receive tribute. Intercourse
how carried on The Khaliphas of Bagdad. — Their army invades Sinde. Motives.
— Route adopted. — Why Brahooick range still unexplored. — Muhmood of Guznee.
— His conquests. — His sons. — Their example followed. — Reasons for this being the
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Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.
Publication Details: London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1816 Printed by A. Strahan, New-Street-Square.
Notes: Printer's name from colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. .
Physical Description: xxx, 423, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (col.), 1 map ; 28 cm. (4º)
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- 'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.'
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- front, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vi-v, viii-r:xviii-v, ixx-r:ixx-v, 1:424, ixx-r, ixx-r:ixx-v, ixx-v, xx-r:xxi-v, back-i, back
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