An account of the kingdom of Caubul,and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India : comprising a view of the Afghaun nation, and a history of the Dooraunee monarchy

· 1815 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1rON TF.NTS.

2INTRODITCTTON.

3CONTAINING a narrative of the journey of the niiiaion to PeiiliawCT, of its transac-

4tiom at that city, and of it» return to India - - - Page t

5BOOK 1.

6GKOGBAPHICAL DESCRIPTIOK OF AFGHAUNISTAUK.

7CHAP. I.

8BITDATION' AND BOUNDARIES OF ArOHACNISTAUy.

9HenuJleh and Hindoo CooaK. — Paropamiaua. — Mooz Taagh. — Table land of Tibet

10— Little Tilx-t. — Katishkaur. — Pamer. — Beloot Tnug. — Countries amon;; the

11branch»» of Deloot Tati^. — Kurrateggeen. — ■ Durwaii7~ — Wuk)i<t hii and Budukh*

12ahiuifi. — Rivwg north of Hindfx) Coosti. — .Tiixnrtps. — Oxiia. — CoinitrieH on tha

13Jaxartes. — Fer^^liauna or Kokaun. — Kirghizzes and Kuzzauks. — Kingdoms of Qr-

14gunge and Bokhaura. — LimitH of Toorkiytaun. — Bulkh. — Countries Bouth of Hin»

15dfX) Oxjsh. — Ca^hmeer. — Punjauh. — Indian desart. — The Indus. — Plain of the

16Indus. — Sind. — Scwccstaun. — Range uf ISoliniaun. — Table land of Kclaut. —

17Great aalt desart. — Btmiidaries of Aighaunistaun. — General conformation of the

18country. — Nanie of the country - - - - - - 83

19CHAP IT.

20MOUKTAlWg OF AgOHAUMiaTAPW.

21Hindoo Coosh. — Snowy ridge. — Inferior ranges. — Countriet among the southern

22branchesi of Hindoo Coosh. — Booncrc. — Swaut, Punjcora and Bajour. — Caufcristaun

23in tl>e mountains. — Volley of the Caubul river. — Valleys opening into it from

24Hindoo Cooeh, C<x)nner, ^\lingaur, Alislimig, Lughmaun, Oozbccn, and Tugow.

25——the Cobittaun of Caubul, including Nijrow, Punjsheer, and Gborebund. — CohdaUr*

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