The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 462
... Central Asia must be understood to mean the regions which intervene between the Russian empire to the north and the British - Indian empire to the south , inclu- ding , perhaps , a portion of the Persian province of ... Central Asia .
... Central Asia must be understood to mean the regions which intervene between the Russian empire to the north and the British - Indian empire to the south , inclu- ding , perhaps , a portion of the Persian province of ... Central Asia .
Page 465
... Central Asia in recent times . Our greatest activity was naturally displayed in connexion with the Afghan war , as the period of Russia's greatest activity has coincided with her conquest of Turkestan . In extending ... Central Asia . 465.
... Central Asia in recent times . Our greatest activity was naturally displayed in connexion with the Afghan war , as the period of Russia's greatest activity has coincided with her conquest of Turkestan . In extending ... Central Asia . 465.
Page 466
... of a British officer , and he encountered no serious danger except among the lawless frontier tribes in the vicinity of Ferrah . Scinde to Peshawer , has undergone the closest investigation , Scinde 466 Central Asia .
... of a British officer , and he encountered no serious danger except among the lawless frontier tribes in the vicinity of Ferrah . Scinde to Peshawer , has undergone the closest investigation , Scinde 466 Central Asia .
Page 467
... It is certain , at any rate , that the south - western or Kara - Koram ridge , the pass over which , forming the main road between Thibet and Yarkend , rises 18,341 feet above above the level of the sea , is the true Central Asia . 467.
... It is certain , at any rate , that the south - western or Kara - Koram ridge , the pass over which , forming the main road between Thibet and Yarkend , rises 18,341 feet above above the level of the sea , is the true Central Asia . 467.
Page 469
... Central Asia , which may be regarded as something of a curiosity in literature . He had been carried off as a prisoner by the Kirghiz from the Siberian line and taken to Bokhara , where he languished in captivity for ... Central Asia . 469.
... Central Asia , which may be regarded as something of a curiosity in literature . He had been carried off as a prisoner by the Kirghiz from the Siberian line and taken to Bokhara , where he languished in captivity for ... Central Asia . 469.
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