Travels in Central Asia Being the Account of a Journey from Teheran Across the Turkoman Desert on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand

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THE TURKOMANS.

Boundaries and Division of Tribes Neither Rulers nor Subjects Deb Islam Change introduced by latter only external Influence of Mollahs Construction of Nomad Tents Alaman, how conducted Persian Cowardice Turkoman Poets Troubadours Simple Marriage Ceremonies Horses Mounds, how and when formed Mourning for Dead Turkoman Descent General Points connected with the History of the Turkomans Their present Political and Geographical Importance.

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