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15 verstes 40 verstes Aghatma Ala-tagh Amou Amou-deria ancient appears arrived Balkh Balkhan Bay banks Bazartchi Bokhara Bokharian Boukhan bushes called Camechlu-bach camels canals Cara-coum caravans Carchi carried Caspian Chinese clay Cossacks Couch-beghi crossed cultivated deep Deria Derwazeh desert distance Djan-deria east Emba extends feet fertile frontier halted hills Hissar horses Ilek inhabitants Iouz-koudouk Jaxartes journey Kachghar Karateghin Khan of Khiva Khanat Khivians Khodjend Khokhan Kirghiz Kizil-coum Kouldja Kouwan lake of Aral little grass Mahomedan Mawri Mission Monsieur Negri Moughodjar mountains Mouraviev Orenbourg Orsk Oural Ourdenzie Ouzbeks Oxus passed Persia plain plunder Rahim ravine river road route ruins Russian Samercand sand sandy sandy deserts Sari-boulak sea of Aral seen Semipalatinsk shore side Sir-deria situated slaves snow soil spot spring steppe Sultan surrounded Tackhend Taraz Tartars tents Termez Tibet toises town tribes troops Turcomans Turkistan villages
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Page 58 - Devol is the modern name of Deavolis. It is situated on a river of the same name, which falls into the Apsos five miles below Berat. The pass is now called the Boghaz of Tzangon. Achrida and Deavolis were the two cities which commanded the two roads leading from the Adriatic to Thessalonica. Anna Comn.
Page 1 - Baschires intended to form the escort : but the party could not be assembled before the middle of September, and the fine season was passed away. From economical motives, we had at first intended to use carts for the carriage of provisions, &c.
Page 37 - Negri supported by two chamberlains, advanced to within 12 paces of the khan, whom he addressed in Persian, presented his credentials through the Couch-beghi; the officers of the mission remained standing with their backs to the wall, on each side of the door. The Couch.beghi immediately presented the emperor's letter to the khan ; the prince read it aloud ; after which he requested Monsieur Negrito order some of the soldiers to enter the anti-chamber, who left their arms outside ; on seeing them,...
Page 19 - Imd singing melancholy impromptu words to airs not less so. They also have historical songs, which celebrate the great actions of their heroes, but these are chaunted only by professional singers, and I greatly regret not having heard them. I often told the Kirghiz I would willingly hear...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Journey of the Russian mission from Orenbourg to Bokhara |
| Author | Yegor Fiodorovich Meiendorf (Baron.) |
| Translated by | William Monteith |
| Publisher | Spectator Press, 1840 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Oct 12, 2007 |
| Length | 96 pages |
| Subjects | › Asia, Central Bukhoro (Uzbekistan) History / General |
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