XXIX.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF BADASHAN

NOTES.—­1.  Dialects of Badakhshan.  Alexandrian lineage of the Princes. 2.  Badakhshan and the Balas Ruby. 3.  Azure Mines. 4.  Horses of Badakhshan. 5.  Naked Barley. 6.  Wild sheep. 7.  Scenery of Badakhshan. 8.  Repeated devastation of the Country from War. 9.  Amplitude of feminine garments.

XXX.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF PASHAI

  NOTE.—­On the country intended by this name.

XXXI.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF KESHIMUR

NOTES.—­1.  Kashmir language. 2.  Kashmir Conjurers. (See App.  L. 2.) 3.  Importance of Kashmir in History of Buddhism. 4.  Character of the People. 5.  Vicissitudes of Buddhism in Kashmir. 6.  Buddhist practice as to slaughter of animals. 7.  Coral.

XXXII.—­OF THE GREAT RIVER OF BADASHAN; AND PLAIN OF PAMIER

  NOTES.—­1.  The Upper Oxus and Wakhan.  The title Nono, (See App.  L.
  3.) 2.  The Plateau of Pamir. (See App.  L. 4 and 5.) The Great Wild
  Sheep.  Fire at great altitudes. 3.  Bolor.

XXXIII.—­OF THE KINGDOM OF CASCAR

  NOTE.—­Kashgar.

XXXIV.—­OF THE GREAT CITY OF SAMARCAN

  NOTES.—­1.  Christians in Samarkand. 2.  Chagatai’s relation to Kublai
  mis-stated. 3.  The Miracle of the Stone.

XXXV.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF YARCAN

  NOTE.—­Yarkand.  Goitre prevalent there.

XXXVI.—­OF A PROVINCE CALLED COTAN

  NOTES.—­1.  Government. 2.  “Adoration of Mahommet.” 3.  Khotan.

XXXVII.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN

  NOTES.—­1.  Position of Pein (App.  L. 6.) 2.  The Yu or Jade. 3.  Temporary
  marriages.

XXXVIII.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF CHARCHAN

  NOTE.—­Position of Charchan and Lop.

XXXIX.—­OF THE CITY OF LOP, AND THE GREAT DESERT

  NOTES.—­1.  Geographical discrepancy. 2.  Superstitions as to Deserts: 
  their wide diffusion.  The Sound of Drums on certain sandy acclivities.
  3.  Sha-chau to Lob-nor.

XL.—­CONCERNING THE GREAT PROVINCE OF TANGUT

NOTES.—­1.  Tangut. 2.  Buddhism encountered here. 3.  Kalmak superstition, the “Heaven’s Ram.” 4.  Chinese customs described here. 5.  Mongol disposal of the Dead. 6.  Superstitious practice of avoiding to carry out the dead by the house-door; its wide diffusion.

XLI.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF CAMUL

  NOTES.—­1.  Kamul. 2.  Character of the people. 3.  Shameless custom.
  4.  Parallel.

XLII.—­OF THE PROVINCE OF CHINGINTALAS