'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.' [144] (186/476)
The record is made up of 1 volume (423 pages). It was created in 1816. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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CHAPTER X.
PRAYERS. THE AUTHOR OBLIGED TO TAKE A PART IN THEM. QUITS KUL-
LUGAN. GUIDE'S VIIXAINY. PARTY. KULLUGAN VILLAGE. SIZE.
PLAN OF BUILDING. OBJECT CONTEMPLATED. SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS
ON THE STATE OF SOCIETY. AUTHOR'S MKDTCAL FAME. HOW RAISED.
CONSEQUENCES. HE IS BESET BY THE WOMEN OF THE VILLAGE. IMPOR
TUNITIES. HOW EVADED. NARRATIVE CONTINUED. WET NIGHT. BAD
ROAD. DISTRICT OF KALPOORUKAN. DIZUK. 1WO EXTRAORDINARY
HILLS . NAMES. DESCRIPTION OF THEM. NARROW ESCAPE FROM BEING
ATTACKED. VILLAGE OF GULL. INVITATION. REPAST. THE AUTHOR
IN A MOST AWKWARD PREDICAMENT. REPEATS A PRAYER AND AVOIDS
DETECTION. DISTRICT OF DIZUK. — CHIEF'S NAME. REVENUE. SHAH
MIHRAB KHAN. RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY. REMARKABLE OBSERVATIONS
OF A NATIVE, AND THE AUTHOR^ REFUTATION OF THEM. ADVANCE ON THE
JOURNEY. DISTRICT AND TOWN OF SIBB. VILLAGES OF KLLLUGEE AND
PAGEE. ACCOUNT OF SHEIK MOORAD KHAN KOORD BELOOCHE. N AT URE
OF THE SOIL. INTRICATE ROAD. FACE OF THE COUNTRY ENTIRELY
CHANGED. KOTHUL, OR PASS. DESCRIPTION OF IT. VILLAGES OF SHU-
ROK AND MUGHSEE. CHIEF OF THE LATTER ASSASSINATED. PARTICULAR
ACCOUNT OF THAT TRANSACTION. — CAUSE. AUIHOR S REFLEC TIONS.
LOOREE's. THE GIPSIES OF THE EAST. THEIR HABITS AND AMUSEMENTS.
RUML AND KOORUH. RELIGION OF THE LOOREES. CURIOUS PROVERB.
DRESS. VICES. SENSUALITY. INCESTUOUS COMMERCE. CHUPAO, OR
INROAD, OF KHAN JUHAN KHAN. HIS PLUNDER. THE AUTHOR DISCOVERS
THAT HIS GUIDE REALLY BELIEVES HIM TO BE A RELIGIOLS DL\ OTEE.
DISCUSSION ON RELIGION. REASONING. MEANS ADOPTED TO SILENCE THE
GUIDE. SUCCESS. EXPLANATION.
/JPHIL 6th, Meer Khodadad was punctual to his declaration,
and I left Kullugan as soon as noontide prayers were finished.
I was very reluctantly compelled to go to the mosque and take a
part in them, an act of duplicity I had hitherto evaded, and was still
solicitous to do so ; but the
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
came to my lodging and called to
me, as a matter of course, to join him ; for the truth was, he thought
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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.
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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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- Pottinger, Henry, Sir, 1789-1856--Travel
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